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NH 97256 Recruit Training School (W), Great Lakes, Illinois

Photo #: NH 97256 Recruit Training School (W), Great Lakes, Illinois
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Title: Recruit Training School (W), Great Lakes, Illinois
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Description: Efficient administration of the WAVE recruit training school at Great Lakes, Illinois requires meticulous planning. Discussing various phases of the training program ... are, left to right, LCdr. Ellen V. Littlejohn, W, USNR, Director of Women's Reserve, Ninth Naval District; Lt. Rayma Wilson, W, USNR, Battalion Commander; Lt. Kathryn Dougherty, W, USN, Officer in Charge; and Captain Joy Bright Hancock, W, USN, Assistant to the Chief of Naval Personnel. (Quoted from the caption released with the original print by 9th Naval District PIO.) Probably photographed circa late 1948, as the Recruit Training School (W) was processing its first classes. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 97256
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