My Mother Dorothy H (Rudisill) Pagano was in the WAVES during WWII. She was stationed Charleston SC. She celebrated her 101 birthday in March. Always proud of her for her service.Would like to know who else was stationed with her?
When WW2 began, it was finally apparent that demands for aviators exceeded the supply. Colonel William H. Tunner of the USAAF Air Transport Command and Love drew up a proposal for female pilots to deliver military aircraft from factory to military air bases; on 5 Sep 1942, Love was named t...
Since there was an ever-present fear of a Nazi invasion, GECO workers took an oath of secrecy mandated by the Canadian government. They presented identification at the beginning of each workday, and their names and identification numbers were sewn into their uniforms. To raise morale during suc...
, WAVES, women, world war 2, world war II, WW2, WWIILeave a comment on Yeoman’s Work Girls in Blue We’re continuing our series looking back at the life of Eileen Horner Blakely, who died December 30th at the age of 96. “In today’s Navy … I certainly recommend women to do...
The issue of the so-called "comfort women" (a euphemism for the Asian women forced to act as prostitutes for Japanese troops during WW2) was not treated by military tribunals which passed judgement on crimes committed by the Japanese arm... R Caroli 被引量: 1发表: 2009年 Rhetorics of res...
Snoods or hair nets were another iconic 1940s hair accessory, especially during WW2.Read and history and see many examples of 1940s snoods. Simple Knit Snood Styling Your 1940s Hair There are many good tutorials, guides, and tips to 1940s hairstyles online. I am not going to attempt to ...
Profiles briefly 50 20th century African-American women who made critical contributions in creating the foundations of the new world of American men and women. Mary McLeod Bethune, founder of Bethune-Cookman College; Classical singer M...
By Robyn Mortimer WW2. The islands of Fiji are in the midst of the Pacific theatre of war. These were worrying times for my Grandmother Maggie Brown Parker resident in Sydney with her family while half-sister Lulu Marlow and McGowan brothers William, Gordon and Andrew had their homes in the...
the college president criticized her wardrobe and attempted to dictate her style of dress during an assembly. Moots, after speaking her mind, stormed out, never to return. She returned to teaching and soon had a job in Bay City. While there, she became active in the Woman’s Christian Temp...
particularly during the Battle of Britain when airfields frequently became the targets for enemy attacks. These young girls, many still under 21 years of age, typically remained at their posts despite strafing, bombing, and scenes of carnage and horror. Their refusal to quit is all the more pr...