Smith, Virginia, 1924-. Reminiscences of a WWII WAVE. Includes early years in Attleboro, Mass.; Training as Occu­ pational Therapist at Westbrook, Jr. College; Reaction to Pearl Harbor bombing, enlisted in WAVES in 1944; Description of training; Housing; Classes at U.S. Naval Training School (WR) Bronx, N.Y.; Assignment at St. Albans Naval Hospital and duties there; Social Life and recreation; Course in occupational therapy, Cornell Medical School; V:J Day celebrations in NYC; Assigned to Brooklyn Naval Hospital with rating of Pharmacist's Mate, Second Class; Discharged,September 1946; Enjoyed service in the WAVES; Postwarjobs and interests; Member WAVES Na­ tional and Ocean State WAVES.