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80-G-42486: Celebration of the WAVES’ first anniversary, July 1943

80-G-42486: Celebration of the WAVES’ first anniversary, July 1943. Lieutenant Commander Mildred H. McAfee, Director of the Women’s Reserve of the Navy, cuts the cake at a dance held at the Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C., July 30, 1943. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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Caption: 80-G-42486: Celebration of the WAVES’ first anniversary, July 1943. Lieutenant Commander Mildred H. McAfee, Director of the Women’s Reserve of the Navy, cuts the cake at a dance held at the Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C., July 30, 1943. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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  • World War II 1939-1945
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