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D18104-2
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- 1944-08-18 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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On August 22, 1944, these six young women went to the Navy recruiting station in the Rust Building, at 950 Pacific Ave., and joined the WAVES, Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service. Taking the oath of allegiance from Ensign Betsy Abbott are: (l to r) Shirley Rasmussen, Audrey Purchase, Peggy Olson, Betty Day, Florence Olson and Shirlee Beardempl. They will leave in October for the U.S. naval training school at New York City. Two of the enlistees each had two brother already serving in the armed forces. (T. Times, 8/23/44, p. 8). TPL-983
Women--Military personnel--Tacoma; World War, 1939-1945--Recruiting & enlistment--Tacoma; Oaths--Tacoma;