United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Shirley M. Tillson Collection
Collection
Identifier: WV 0302
Scope and Contents
Letters, chiefly from Port Blakely, Washington, document Tillson's daily life with the WAVES. Subjects include her dates and social activities, particularly the USO (United Service Organization), a Women's Service Club, dances, and athletics; her family; the status of the war, including the death of Franklin Roosevelt and the German surrender; WAVES uniforms and uniform regulations; and her work as a radio operator. Tillson writes in detail about the opportunities the navy provides and about...
Dates:
1945
Mary Ellen West Collection
Collection
Identifier: WV 0059
Abstract
Mary Ellen West (b. 1922) of Dover, North Carolina, served in the U.S. Navy WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) from 1943 to 1946.
The Mary Ellen West Papers primarily date from 1943 to 1948 and contain papers, printed material, photographs, textiles, artifacts, and an oral history interview which document West's military service.
Dates:
1943-1948, 1999; Other: Majority of material found within 1943 - 1948