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D14152-A
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- 1943-03-06 (Creation)
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In March of 1943, a recruiting party from the Navy came to Tacoma to acquaint local women with the many opportunities offered in service with the Navy and Coast Guard. They spent a busy weekend interviewing applicants and answering questions from prospective WAVES and SPARS. Pictured standing are, left to right, Ensign Carol Citron, USNR public relations; Charlie Bryant, Tac. Navy recruiting assistant; Seaman 2nd Class Dorothy Colson, US Coast Guard Reserve; Jean Paul King, Chief Specialist USNR; and Carolyn Doyle, USCGR. Seated are Charles W. Graham, USN Recruiter- Tacoma stations, Doris Jacobson and Myrtle Farrar, applicants who were interviewed over the weekend. The SPARS were the women's auxiliary unit of the Coast Guard during World War II. They were named after the Coast Guard motto "Semper Paratus," Always Ready. The WAVES were the women in the US Naval Reserve. Their title was an acronym for "Women Accepted For Volunteer Emergency Service." (T.Times 3/8/1943, pg. 2)
Recruiting & enlistment--Tacoma; World War, 1939-1945--Women--Tacoma; Bryant, Charles; Graham, Charles W.; Jacobson, Doris; Farrar, Myrtle;