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80-G-41525: Lieutenant Junior Grade Euince Whyte, May 1943

80-G-41525: Lieutenant Junior Grade Euince Whyte, May 1943. Rear Admiral John S. McCain, USN, Chief of Bureau of Aeronautics greets Lieutenant Junior Grade Eunice Whyte, USNR, reporting for duty at the Navy Department. Lieutenant Whyte served as a “Yeomanette” during World War I and was Rear Admiral (then Commander) McCain’s Secretary. The second of the “yeomanettes” of World War I to receive a commission in the Women’s Reserve. Lieutenant Whyte proudly wears on her uniform – the Victory Campaign ribbon of World War I. Photograph released May 10, 1943. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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Caption: 80-G-41525: Lieutenant Junior Grade Euince Whyte, May 1943. Rear Admiral John S. McCain, USN, Chief of Bureau of Aeronautics greets Lieutenant Junior Grade Eunice Whyte, USNR, reporting for duty at the Navy Department. Lieutenant Whyte served as a “Yeomanette” during World War I and was Rear Admiral (then Commander) McCain’s Secretary. The second of the “yeomanettes” of World War I to receive a commission in the Women’s Reserve. Lieutenant Whyte proudly wears on her uniform – the Victory Campaign ribbon of World War I. Photograph released May 10, 1943. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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