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80-G-40693 Lieutenant Commander Mildred H. McAfee, USNR, Director of the WAVES (left), and Lieutenant Commander Dorothy Stratton, USCGR, Director of the SPARS

Photo #: 80-G-40693 Lieutenant Commander Mildred H. McAfee, USNR, Director of the WAVES (left), and Lieutenant Commander Dorothy Stratton, USCGR, Director of the SPARS
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Title: Lieutenant Commander Mildred H. McAfee, USNR, Director of the WAVES (left), and Lieutenant Commander Dorothy Stratton, USCGR, Director of the SPARS
Description: Lieutenant Commander Mildred H. McAfee, USNR, Director of the WAVES (left), and Lieutenant Commander Dorothy Stratton, USCGR, Director of the SPARS; Witness the Oath-taking by 418 women who have joined the Navy and Coast Guard, circa early 1943. The ceremony took place in front of New York City Hall. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-40693
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