Salvage Sailor Posted May 9, 2023 Share #1 Posted May 9, 2023 Aloha Everyone, Found an old misplaced treasure today WAVE PO2 Specialist 'X' Diamond Rate on Blue Cotton Removed from a uniform Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted June 27, 2023 Author Share #2 Posted June 27, 2023 A WAVES Second Class Specialist 'X' at Work Specialist (X) second class Marcelle Whiteman gently holds one of the 200 carrier pigeons “based” at Santa Ana Naval Air Station, California. The birds are used to transmit communications from the air to the station when radio silence is being kept. National Archives and Records Administration, 80-G-K-5489. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted June 27, 2023 Author Share #3 Posted June 27, 2023 The Blue Cotton WAVES Rate in Contemporary Use 80-G-K-13330 Naval Photographic Laboratory, Anacostia, D.C. Title: Naval Photographic Laboratory, Anacostia, D.C. Description: WAVE Jean Selby makes celluloid transparencies for a training film on deep sea diving, during World War II. During the War, many WAVES who were illustrators for Walt Disney Studios worked for the Navy making training films. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Catalog #: 80-G-K-13330 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted September 24 Author Share #4 Posted September 24 80-G-K-13810 WAVE Specialist (X), Cartographer Source: Naval History and Heritage Command Title: WAVE Specialist (X), Cartographer Description: Poses with a T-Square and blueprint chart, during World War II. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Catalog #: 80-G-K-13810 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted September 26 Author Share #5 Posted September 26 Specialist 'X' Uniform & rates from completed sales and auction photos for reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edelweisse Posted September 27 Share #6 Posted September 27 That is one beautiful white WAVES' uniform..:it's gorgeous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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