National Museum of the U.S. Navy

This page features imagery of enlisted ranks of Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) that served during World War II.

Other Resources:

NMUSN Women in the U.S. Navy Pamphlet

NHHC Women in the U.S. Navy Focus 

Image:  NH 95359:   WAVES Aviation Metalsmiths, July 1943.   Graduating at Naval Air Technical Training Center, Norman, Oklahoma.  NHHC Photograph Collection.