Aldrich, Barbara Tanner

Letters received from WAVES Dorothy Rising and Norma Jackson, 1943–1945, regarding their service in the WAVES, billets, housing, recreation, vacations, visit of Captain Mildred McAfee, WAVES Director, postwar plans and attitude toward the Navy.

Aldrich, Barbara Tanner, 1918-. Reminiscences of a WWII enlisted WAVE. Includes youth in Providence, R.I., graduate of Bradford College, attended School of Occupational Therapy, Boston, Mass.; Enlisted in the WAVES in December 1942; Training at USNTS (WR), Hunter College; Attended Radio School, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis., for four months; Daily schedule and courses taken; As­ signed to Eastern Sea Frontier, NYC where she monitored and recorded messages; Work was in­teresting; Social life and recreation for service men and women; Promoted to radioman, First Class; Discharged October 1945; Attended RISD on GI Bill; Marriage in 1952; Impact of WAVES on her life.