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Barlow, Cassie B., author.
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United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- United States.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female.
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Saluting our grandma...
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Saluting our grandmas : women of World War II / Col. Cassie B. Barlow, USAF (ret), and Sue Hill Norrod ; foreword by Congressman Michael R. Turner.
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Barlow, Cassie B., author.
Gretna : Pelican Publishing Company, 2017.
Subjects
United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- United States.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female.
ISBN:
9781455623198 (paperback ; alk. paper)
1455623199 (paperback ; alk. paper)
Description:
176 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents:
"Mail Call" Cards -- Asking Mom to Go on the Honor Flight -- Early days of World War II -- Rationing -- Making WAVEs in the Bronx: The Story of the US Naval Training School at Hunter College -- Train Ride to New York City -- Boot Camp and Hunter College, 1944 -- Sugar Camp and the Bombe -- Naval Air Station, Memphis, Tennessee -- Honor Flight Experience -- The Origin of the Honor Flight Network -- A View of History: Women and Military Service -- Elaine Danforth Harmon, WASP -- Martha Miller, US Army Nurse -- Dorothy Mae Wise, WAC -- The Call to Service.
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"Navy WAVES (Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service) made it possible for more than 50,000 men to report to sea duty, and they filled 27,000 other jobs. It was a time of rationing and Victory Gardens. This book shows middle readers the significant contributions that the WAVES and other women made to their country during World War II."--Provided by publisher.
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Salt Lake-Moanalua Public Library
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940.54597 Ba
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