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.