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I see plenty of male soldiers…where are the females in service?
Columbia Main Street, 1942
Here they come! Women were eager to serve their country’s
armed forces during wartime, too…but how?
These Carolina girls
found a way...
Seaman 1st Class
Geraldine Marie Houk.
She served as teletype
operator.
Virginia “Gin” Owens entered the
WAAC. She earned the title of “the
Typical American Woman Soldier” and
received national publicity.
… they weren’t alone.
South Carolina native Cpl. Mary E. Mason served in the
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps. As indicated by her large
class, many women felt compelled to help their country.
WAVES qualified as instructors on 50 Cal.
Recruitment posters for the United States Navy WAVES
Female Heroes…
These nurses were
taken as prisoners
of war by the
Japanese.
The poster was
created to appeal to
defense workers to
increase
production.
Primary Sources
“Cpl. Mary E. Mason’s (Spartanburg, SC) Women’s Auxiliary Corps class photo.”
Photograph. As reproduced in Anita Price Davis and James M. Walker, Images of America: Spartanburg County in
World War II, page 110. Charleston, S.C: Arcadia Publishing, 2004.
“Seaman 1st Class Geraldine Marie Houk” Photograph. As reproduced in Anita Price
Davis and James M. Walker, Images of America: Spartanburg County in World War II, page 75. Charleston, S.C:
Arcadia Publishing, 2004.
“Virginia ‘Gin’ Owens from Drayton, South Carolina.” Photograph. As reproduced in
Anita Price Davis and James M. Walker, Images of America: Spartanburg County in World War II, page 110.
Charleston, S.C: Arcadia Publishing, 2004.
“WAVES Choir at NAS Beaufort, SC, at time of Japan’s Surrender.” Photograph. U.S.
Naval Historical Center. Washington Navy Yard, Washington D.C. Official
Navy Photograph, now in the collection of the National Archives. Photograph
taken 1945.
“WAVES Working in the Control Tower at NAS Charleston, SC, 1945.” Photograph.
U.S. Naval Historical Center. Washington Navy Yard, Washington D.C. Official
Navy Photograph, now in the collection of the National Archives. Photograph taken 1945.
Primary Resources Cont.
“Bring Him Home Sooner…Join the WAVES.” Poster. Department of the Navy. United
States Naval Historical Center. Available at http://www.history.navy.mil, Viewed
01 October, 2006.
“Enlist in the WAVES.” Poster. Department of the Navy. United States Naval Historical
Center. Available at http://www.history.navy.mil, Viewed 01 October, 2006.
“Have You Got What it Takes to Fill an Important Job Like This?” Poster. Department of
the Navy. United States Naval Historical Center. Available at http://www.history.navy.mil, Viewed 01 October, 2006.
“On the Same Team” Poster. Department of the Navy. United States Naval Historical
Center. Available at http://www.history.navy.mil, Viewed 01 October, 2006.
“PhM3c Winifred Perosky X-Rays Marine.” Photograph.
U.S. Naval Historical Center. Washington Navy Yard, Washington D.C. Official
Navy Photograph, now in the collection of the National Archives. Photograph taken 1945.
“That Was the Day I Joined the Waves.” Poster. Department of the Navy. United States
Naval Historical Center. Available at http://www.history.navy.mil, Viewed 01
October, 2006.
Primary Resources Cont.
“There’s a Man-Size Job For You in the Navy.” Poster. Department of the Navy. United
States Naval Historical Center. Available at http://www.history.navy.mil, Viewed
01 October, 2006.
“WAVES Aerographer’s Mates at Work.” Photograph. U.S. Navy Historical Center.
Washington Navy Yard, Washington D.C. Official Navy Photograph, now in the
Collection of the National Archives. Photograph taken 1944.
“WAVE Aircraft Mechanic Turns Over the Propeller of a SNJ.” Photograph.
U.S. Naval Historical Center. Washington Navy Yard, Washington D.C. Official
Navy Photograph, now in the collection of the National Archives. Photograph taken 1943.
“WAVE Aviation Machinist’s Mates working on a SNJ Training Plane.” Photograph.
U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the Collection of the National Archives.
Photograph taken 1943.
“WAVE Aviation Metalsmith at Work, NAS Jacksonville, Florida.” Photograph. U.S.
Naval Historical Center. Washington Navy Yard, Washington D.C. Official
Navy Photograph, now in the Collection of the National Archives. Photograph
Taken 1943.
“WAVES Learn Aircraft Engine Mechanics during WWII.” Photograph.
U.S. Naval Historical Center. Washington Navy Yard, Washington D.C. Official
Navy Photograph, now in the collection of the National Archives. Photograph taken 1943.
“WAVES Learn How to Tie Down Cargo in Aircraft.” Photograph.
U.S. Naval Historical Center. Washington Navy Yard, Washington D.C. Official
Navy Photograph, now in the collection of the National Archives. Photograph taken 1945.
“WAVE Officer Passenger Assists Ship’s Navigator.” Photograph. U.S. Naval Historical
Center. Washington Navy Yard, Washington D.C. Official Navy Photograph,
now in the collection of the National Archives. Photograph taken 1945.
“WAVES Parachute Riggers Folding Parachute For Packing.” Photograph.
U.S. Naval Historical Center. Washington Navy Yard, Washington D.C. Official
Navy Photograph, now in the collection of the National Archives. Photograph taken 1943.
“WAVES Parachute Riggers Packing a Parachute.” Photograph.
U.S. Naval Historical Center. Washington Navy Yard, Washington D.C. Official
Navy Photograph, now in the collection of the National Archives. Photograph taken 1943.
“WAVES Qualified as Instructors on 50 Cal.” Photograph. U.S Naval Historical Center.
Washington Navy Yard, Washington D.C. Official Navy Photograph, now in the
Collection of the National Archives. Photograph taken 1944.
“Wish I Could Join Too!” Poster. Department of the Navy. United States Naval
Historical Center. Available at http://www.history.navy.mil, Viewed 01 October,
2006.
“Women 20 to 30 Earn a Navy Rating.” Poster. Department of the Navy. United States
Naval Historical Center. Available at http://www.history.navy.mil, Viewed 01
October, 2006.
“Yn1c Marjorie Adams Delivers Classified Mail.” Photograph. U.S. Naval Historical
Center. Washington Navy Yard, Washington D.C. Official Navy Photograph,
now in the Collection of the National Archives. Photograph taken 1945.