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USN 708330: U.S. Navy WAVE Lieutenant Ordered to Duty in U.S. Embassy, Oslo, Norway, May 1952

USN 708330: U.S. Navy WAVE Lieutenant Ordered to Duty in U.S. Embassy, Oslo, Norway. Lieutenant Francina Stonesifer reported in May 1952 for duty in the Office of the Naval Attaché, U.S. Embassy, Oslo, Norway. She was the first woman in the U.S. Navy to be selected for an attaché assignment. Photograph released April 18, 1952. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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Caption: USN 708330: U.S. Navy WAVE Lieutenant Ordered to Duty in U.S. Embassy, Oslo, Norway. Lieutenant Francina Stonesifer reported in May 1952 for duty in the Office of the Naval Attaché, U.S. Embassy, Oslo, Norway. She was the first woman in the U.S. Navy to be selected for an attaché assignment. Photograph released April 18, 1952. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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