Original U.S. Navy WWII WAVES Named Officer Service Cap with Photograph Japanese Army Missing Air Crew Report 5901

Missing Air Crew Report 5901

were eventually reinforced and re-organised following their initial defeats in the Philippines and the East Indies

The nickel plating on both insignia is fully intact

but overall a very eye pleasing cap in both exterior condition and classic shape

Original U.S. Navy WWII WAVES Named Officer Service Cap with Photograph Japanese Army Missing Air Crew Report 5901Original Item: One of a kind. The United States Naval Reserve (Women's Reserve), better known as the WAVES (for Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service), was the women's branch of the United States Naval Reserve during World War II. It was established on July 21, 1942 by the U. S. Congress and signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on July 30. This authorized the U. S. Navy to accept women into the Naval Reserve as commissioned