Gibbs, June Nesbitt, 1922. Reminiscences ofJune Gibbs who was an officer in the WAVES in WWII. Includes education at Wellesley College, course in cryptography; Enlisted in the WAVES in 1942; Training at USNMS (WR) at Smith College and Mt. Holyoke; Assigned to Naval Communication Annex, Washington, D.C.,where she worked on breaking the German code; Worked with early computers; Social life; Comments on Mildred McAfee and Madame Chiang Kai-Shek; V:J Day celebrations; Discharged inJanuary 1946; Impact of WAVES seIVice on her life; Received M. A. from Boston University; In­ volvement in Republican politics in Middletown, R.1.; On Town Council and a State Senator.

Patton, Kennon B. Henderson, 1918-. Youth in Carrollton, Ga.; College and work experience; joined the Officer Corps of the WAVES; Attended U.S. Naval Midshipmen's School (WR),at Mount Holyoke College and Smith College; Assigned to Communications Office, COM 6, Charleston, S.C., and appointed Assistant Mess Treasurer, Officers Mess; Communications Office, COM 14, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Recre­ ation, Social life, V:J Day; Discharged, Memphis, Tenn.; Work in Atlanta, Ga.; Marriage and move to South Carolina; Significance of WAVES service.

Wright, Louise Platt, 1922-. Reminiscences of LCDR Wright who served in the WAVES in WWII and entered the Navy in 1949. Includes youth in Providence, R.I.; Graduation from URI;Joined the WAVES in 1943 as an enlisted rate; Training at USNTS (WR) Bronx, N.Y.; Assigned to WAVES Quarters D, Specialist Rate; Enrolled in USNMS (WR), Smith College and then Communication School at ML Holyoke College, stationed at Communication Station, Newport, RI.; Discharged in January 1947. At­ tended Boston University Law School, 1947-1949;.Joined the regular Navy in 1949; Assigned to First Naval District, Boston; Boston Naval Shipyard; Yokosuka,Japan as Administrative Assistant to CO, Fleet Activities; Legal Office, Yokosuka,Japan; Naval Legislative; Liaison to U.S. Congress; Enlisted Personnel Officer, Philadelphia; Eastern Sea Frontier, NYC: Treasure Island, San Fran­ cisco; Director Reserve Personnel, NYC; Medical disability in 1966; Annotated Statutes for Conn. LawJournal; Assessment of Naval Career.

White, Luisa Costagiola, 1924-. Reminiscences of a WAVE Link Trainer Instructor in WWII; Includes youth in Providence; Employment at Shepards Department Store; Pearl Harbor attack; Patriotism, enlistment and publicity; Training at USNTS (WR), Bronx, N.Y.; NAB Atlanta, Ga., for training; Assigned to NAS Lake City, Fla., as Ground School Trainer; Social life; Marriage in 1945; Discharged in 1945; Im­ pact of WAVES on her life; Postwar life and work; Membership in Ocean State WAVES.

Winters, Margaret Ebbitt, 1923-2006. Reminiscences of a WWII enlisted WAVE. Includes her youth in Newport, R.I.; Enlisted in WAVES for patriotic reasons in 1943; Trained at USNTS (WR), Hunter College, Bronx, N.Y.; At­ tended Storekeeper's School, Milledgeville, Ga.; Assigned to Disbursing Office, Norfolk Naval Base, where she figured payroll and made payments; Resentment of WAVES bysailors; Social life, V:J Day; Impact of WAVES service on her life; Attended Bryant College on GI Bill; Returned to Newport.

Pease, Margaret Hall, 1920-2007. Reminiscences of a WWII enlisted WAVE. Includes youth in Indianapolis and Milwaukee, Wis. Graduated from Lawrence College in 1942 as a music major; Taught music in Ohio and Wis­ consin; Enlisted in WAVES in 1944; Attended USNTS Bronx, N.Y.; Trained for Specialist S; As­ signed to WAVES Quarters K as Master of Arms; Social life in Washington, D.C.; Met husband there; Transferred to Arlington Farms, Member of Navy Chorus; Concert with Fred Waring; Married 1946; Navy wife; WAVES a positive experience; Attended WIMSA dedication.

Rego, Margaret Murphy, 1918-. Reminiscences of a WWII enlisted WAVE. Includes youth in Fall River, Mass.; Enlistment there in 1944; Patriotism the main motive; Training at USNTS (WR), Hunter College. White Glove inspections; Assigned to Naval Operations Washington, D.C., where censored letters from the front; Enjoyed work with its responsibility; Lived at Arlington Farms; Social life; Discharged in 1946; Funeral of FDR; V:J Day; Impact of WAVESseIVice on her life; Marriage in September 1946; Postwar employment.

Reynolds, Marguerite Sullivan, 1922-1997. Reminiscences of a WWII WAVE officer. Includes her youth in Providence, R.I.; Graduation from Classical High School and Trinity College; Personnel Department at Walsh Kaiser Shipyard; Joined WAVES in August 1944; Attended USNI\.1W (WR), Smith College; Comments on classes, marching, recreation; Assigned to BU Ships in spare parts section; Social life; Trips home; War­ time rationing; Death of FDR; V:J Day celebrations in D.C.; Interaction with civilians; Trips to Cuba; Discharged in August 1946; Marriage in 1950; Administered R.I. Radio School; Comments on WAVES organization; Impact of WAVES senice on her life; Proud to be a WAVE.

Ravin, Mary Anna Silverman, 1924. Typescript of interview with WWII WAVE, includes youth in Providence, R.I.; Graduation from University of Rhode Island, 1944; Enlisted in WAVES in 1944; Training and indoctrination at USNTS (WR) , Bronx, N.Y.;Assigned to Medical Corps as a pharmacist' smate, St. Albans Naval Hospital; Radio Chicago Radar School Infirmary; Bethesda Naval Hospital; Great Lakes Naval Hospital; Death of FDR and reaction to; Social life in the Navy; Tufts Medical School; Internship; Marriage and medical practice on Cape Cod; Membership in Ocean State WAVES.

Caswell, Idary, 1923-. Reminiscences of a WAVE who served in WWII as a Pharmacist's Mate. Includes youth in Maine; College; Enlistment in WAVES in 1944; Training at USNTS, Bronx, N.Y.; Corps school; St. Albans Hospital; Duties and cases at St. Albans; Black women in WAVES; Recreation; VJ Day cele­brations in NYC; Discharge in May 1946; GI Bill for degree at University of Maine; Impact of WAVES service and WWII on women; Postwar marriage and work.