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WAVES : records for the Asst. Chief, Naval Personnel for Women, 1942-1972
Title
WAVES : records for the Asst. Chief, Naval Personnel for Women, 1942-1972.
Publication
Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, a Cengage Company, 2023.
Physical Description
1 online resource (199 manuscripts)
Local Notes
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Notes
Date range of documents: 1942-1972.
Reproduction of the originals from the National Archives (United States). Collected by the Assistant Chief of Naval Personnel for Women, Office of the Chief of Naval Personnel and published in cooperation with the Operational Archives Branch of the Naval Historical Center.
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Summary
"The WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) branch was created in 1942 when Congress authorized the Women's Reserve of the U.S. Naval Reserve to permit women volunteers to serve within the continental United States. Legislation ultimately provided for one WAVES captain and unlimited numbers at lower ranks. After the war the Navy requested legislation for the inclusion of women within its permanent structure. By October 1948, both officers and enlisted women were sworn into the regular Navy. These records contain information on the WAVES from 1942 to 1948 and on their subsequent activities and reunions through 1972"--Opening screen.
Variant and related titles
Records for the Asst. Chief, Naval Personnel for Women, 1942-1972
WAVES : records for the Assistant Chief, Naval Personnel for Women, 1942-1972
Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service : records for the Asst. Chief, Naval Personnel for Women, 1942-1972
Other formats
Microfilm version: WAVES, records of the assistant chief of naval personnel for women
Format
Databases / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 14, 2024
Series
Archives unbound
Contents
Series I. Subject files, 1940-1970
Series II. Publicity files, 1942-1972
Series III. Miscellaneous publications, 1942-1972.
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