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USN 706741: U.S, Navy Assigns first WAVE to post in Naples, Italy, October 1952

USN 706741: U.S, Navy Assigns first WAVE to post in Naples, Italy, October 1952. Lieutenant Dorothy M. Hagen, USN, served at Commander in Chief, Allied Forces, Southern Europe, for duties in transportation at Naples, Italy. She was the first WAVE to serve at that location. Photograph released October 22, 1952. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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Caption: USN 706741: U.S, Navy Assigns first WAVE to post in Naples, Italy, October 1952. Lieutenant Dorothy M. Hagen, USN, served at Commander in Chief, Allied Forces, Southern Europe, for duties in transportation at Naples, Italy. She was the first WAVE to serve at that location. Photograph released October 22, 1952. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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