Poster shows a sailor smiling and carry packages with a battleship in the background. The words read "A Wonderful Opportunity For You -- Ashore, On Leave -- United States Navy.
Of course, besides seeing the world in the Navy, one could go shopping for some interesting things to send back home while on liberty in some pretty exotic locales.
"A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU, UNITED STATES NAVY"
"Charles E. Ruttan, 1917.
"Although recruitment posters were intended for men eighteen and older, the Naval Act of 1916 did not specify gender which made it possible for women to enlist. Loretta Walsh became the first woman to join the Navy in an active duty position other than as a nurse.
"She served for two years obtaining the rank of Chief Yeoman."
I will be writing about her in my Cooter's History Thing Blog tomorrow since she is actually World War I.
--Cooter
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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