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In Memoriam: Vice Admiral Joseph S. Mobley, USN ...

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Jun. 25, 2024
It is with deep regret that I inform you of the passing of Vice Admiral Joseph Scott Mobley on 15 June 2024 at...
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In Memoriam: Rear Admiral E. Inman Carmichael, U...

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Jun. 13, 2024
It is with deep regret that I inform you of the passing of Rear Admiral (lower half) E. Inman “Hoagy”...
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Then-Lieutenant Elizabeth Reynard in WAVES uniform, ca. 1942. (Sozio, A. F., Schlesinger Library, Harvard Radcliffe Institute).

Elizabeth Reynard, Virginia Gildersleeve, and th...

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May. 31, 2024
Elizabeth Reynard, an English professor, was the second in command of the WAVES, or Women Accepted for...
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Map of Aleutians Theater with major U.S. Installations as of 1 August 1942, Naval History and Heritage Command Image.

The “Aleutian Stare”: Environment, Morale, and ...

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May. 22, 2024
Flipping through the 1945 cruise book of the 138th Naval Construction Battalion (NCB), it’s easy to get lost...
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