A Honolulu newspaper covered the arrival of WAVES on Oahu in early 1945—a novelty, as the Navy did not allow them to serve in overseas territories until late 1944. Verna is in back row, center.

A Honolulu newspaper covered the arrival of WAVES on Oahu in early 1945—a novelty, as the Navy did not allow them to serve in overseas territories until late 1944. Verna is in back row, center.

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Verna enjoyed WAVE bootcamp, evident in the comment in her scrapbook under a booklet of marching songs.

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Verna’s colleague, Judy McFarland, teaches a Navy pilot how to operate a link trainer.