Rollins, Nellie Moore, 1922-. Reminiscences of an enlisted WAVE during WWII; Includes youth and employment in Ver­ mont; Enlisted in WAVES in June 1943; Training and indoctrination at USNTS (WR), Hunter College; Daily activities and impressions; Assigned to Hospital Corps and advanced training at Chelsea Naval Hospital for one month; Ordered to Surgical Ward; Dispensary, Camp Endicott, Davisville, RI., 1943-1945; Duties and emergencies; Social life; White Glove Inspection; Appen­ dicitis and measles; Recreation on base; V:J Day Celebrations; Sub sighting; Mustered out in De­ cember 1945; Impact of WAVES service on her life; Enjoyed meeting other WAVES and being independent; Returned to Vermont; Marriage in 1947; Reunions of Davisville WAVES; Member of Ocean State and WAVES National.

Waite, Nellie Welch, 1922-1998. Reminiscences of a WAVE who serves as a storekeeper in WWII. Includes early years in Barrington, RI.; High School graduation; Employment with telephone company, Providence, RI.; Reaction to attack on Pearl Harbor; Enlisted in the Navy in 1943; Training and indoctrina­ tion at USNTS, (WR), Bronx, N.Y.; Assigned to NAS, Atlanta, Ga., as Disbursing Clerk Store­ keeper Rate; Pay; Recreation; Barracks; Food; Work duties; Esprit de corps; V:J Day celebrations; Discharged in February 1946; Impact of WAVES seIVice on life; Marriage, 1947; Interest in an­ tiques; Antiques business.

Brown discusses how she entered the WAVES as a reporter assigned to write press releases on the WAVES and hometown news stories. She comments on living accommodations, friendships, and social life in Washington, DC. She was discharged from the Navy in September 1945. She did not feel the Navy challenged her and returned to her job on the Washington Bureau of the New York Times.

Trenn, Rita Callanan, 1923-. Reminiscences of a WWII WAVE; Includes her growing up years in RI., work at Brown and Sharp; Reaction to Pearl Harbor attack, enlisted in WAVES in 1943; Attended USNTS (WR). Hunter College; Attended Storekeepers School in Bloomington, Ind.; Assigned to Cornell Uni­ versity in Disbursing Office for Naval Officers and Trainees; Reaction of Navy enlisted men to WAVES; D-Day news; Assigned to Hawaii in Naval Base Disbursing Office; V:J Day celebrations; Met Captains McAfee and Hancock; WAVES a positive experience; Impact of WAVES service on her life; Marriage and stayed in R.I.; Worked at RI. Hospital; Member Ocean State WAVES.

Small, Ruth Lovejoy, 1919-. Youth in Boston, Mass., and attendance at Art School; Enlisted in Navy in 1943 for patriotic reasons; Training and indoctrination at U.S. Naval Training School (WR); Attended Parachute Rigger School, Lakehurst, NJ.; Assigned to Corpus Christi, Tex., Naval Air Station where she packed, mended, and repaired parachutes; Social life, travel, recreation and housing; German prisoners of war on base; Promoted to 1st Class Parachute Rigger; V:J celebration; Discharged in November 1945; Significance of WAVES service; Member, Ocean State WAVES.

Ruthe Boyea joined the office corps in January 1943 and received training at the US Naval Midshipmen's School, Northampton, MA. She was assigned to the IS Naval Training School, Hunter College, New York, NY, as administrator of a WAVES barracks, then was assigned to the Charleston Naval base where she was administrator of a WAVES barracks and was head of a recreation center for WAVES. In 1944, she was assigned to Glynco, GA, Naval Base where was responsible for morale, welfare, and recreation. She was the liaison with many base activities. She credits the Navy with developing her leadership skills.

Potvin, Simmone Dupis, 1922. Reminiscences of a WWII enlisted WAVE. Includes youth in Woonsocket, R.I.; Left high school to work in the mills; Influenced by brother-in-law to join the Navy; Patriotism a motive; Sworn in WAVES in 1944; Trained at USNTS (WR), Bronx, N.Y.; Qualified as a Yeoman; Sta­ tioned in Arlington, Va. at BuPers as a File Clerk; Lived in Quarters K; Socialized with other WAVES; Weekend leaves; Present at FDR's Funeral and ADM Nimitz's Homecoming; V:J Day Cel­ ebrations; Discharged in Feb 1946; WAVES service was a positive experience; Impact of WAVES service on personality and life; Maintained friendships from the WAVES; Marriage, 1947; Mem­ ber WAVES National and Ocean State WAVES.

McNeil, Tina, 1923-. Reminiscences of Tina Toselli McNeil who served in the WAVES as a storekeeper in WWII, 1943-1946. Includes growing up years, in Providence, R.1.; Graduated from Classical High School, Providence, RI.;Worked in Shepards Department Store;Joined the WAVES in 1943; Ba­ sic training at USNTS, Hunter College, Bronx, N.Y.; Enjoyed Boot Camp; Storekeeper's School, Milledgeville, Ga.; Assigned to Armed Guard School, Gulfport, Miss. as Payroll Clerk; Sang with Navy Band there; Recreation and social life; Receiving station, Navy Base, New Orleans, La.; Naval Personnel Separation Center, Camp Wallace, Tex.; Discharge, 1946; Marriage, May 1946; Mem­ ber of Ocean State WAVES Singing group; Positive comments on WAVES Service.

Colby, Virginia Downs, 1923. Youth in Glendale and La Crescenta, Calif.; Attended Glendale College as an art major; Enlisted in the Navy; Trained at U.S. Naval Training School (WR), Hunter College; Assigned to the Hospital Corps and trained at Chelsea Naval Hospital; Physician's Assistant, Bar Harbor and Brunswick, Maine, and Hickam Air Base, Oahu, Hawaii; VJ Day celebrations; Discharged in San Francisco; Significance of WAVES service; Postwar education, work, and family.

Smith, Virginia, 1924-. Reminiscences of a WWII WAVE. Includes early years in Attleboro, Mass.; Training as Occu­ pational Therapist at Westbrook, Jr. College; Reaction to Pearl Harbor bombing, enlisted in WAVES in 1944; Description of training; Housing; Classes at U.S. Naval Training School (WR) Bronx, N.Y.; Assignment at St. Albans Naval Hospital and duties there; Social Life and recreation; Course in occupational therapy, Cornell Medical School; V:J Day celebrations in NYC; Assigned to Brooklyn Naval Hospital with rating of Pharmacist's Mate, Second Class; Discharged,September 1946; Enjoyed service in the WAVES; Postwarjobs and interests; Member WAVES Na­ tional and Ocean State WAVES.