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Naval History and Heritage Command

Navy Wave and Coast Guard Spar

A portrait of a Navy WAVE and Coast Guard SPAR
Description: Painting, Oil on Canvas; by John Philip Falter; 1943; Framed Dimensions 25H X 26W
Accession #: 45-127-G
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The recruitment of women for service during World War II took place for all the maritime branches including the Marine Corps and Coast Guard.  The term SPAR is not an acrynom, just a nautical term used for the Coast Guard Women's Reserve. 

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