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208-NP-8CC-1: African-American Women Recruits in Naval Reserve, 1944

208-NP-8CC-1: African American Women Recruits in Naval Reserve, 1944. Ensign Francis Willis, one of the first two African American naval officers in the Women’s Reserve, is interviewing two African American enlisted WAVES. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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Caption: 208-NP-8CC-1: African American Women Recruits in Naval Reserve, 1944. Ensign Francis Willis, one of the first two African American naval officers in the Women’s Reserve, is interviewing two African American enlisted WAVES. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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  • Recruitment
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  • World War II 1939-1945
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  • National Museum of the U.S. Navy
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