World War II Women’s Reserve Waves U.S. Navy Movie

World War II Women’s Reserve Waves U.S. Navy Movie

This WWII movie shows the U.S. Navy’s WAVES, the acronym for the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service, the World War II women’s branch of the United States Naval Reserve. The film shows WAVE training in San Diego, California. The film shows WAVES employed as stenographers, postal clerks, telephone operators, air traffic control, pharmacists mates, dental hygienists, aerographers, store keepers, and more. At the 5:30 mark, women are shown operating LINK trainers and repairing aircraft as aviation machinists mates at the Air Station at Norman, Oklahoma. The women’s softball team, such as you might have seen in “A League of Their Own” is also shown.

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