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.
Showing posts with label WAVES. Show all posts
Showing posts with label WAVES. Show all posts
Sunday, September 8, 2019
Leaving for the WAVEs
From the March 6, 2019, MidWeek "Looking Back."
1944, 75 Years Ago.
"Mildred Byers of Kirkland has resigned her position at the DeKalb Agriculture office. She will leave this week to enter training in the WAVES."
--GreGen
Monday, June 2, 2014
What Were These Arlington Farms?-- Part 3: "28 Acres of Girls"
Housing at Arlington Farms was segregated..
To qualify to live there, government workers had to earn between $1,260 to $1,620 a year.
Four dorms housed service women, primarily WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service and six for civilians.
A single 8'-by'10' room rented for $24.50 and a double for $16.50 a month.
It didn't take long for the complex to become known as "28 Acres of Girls" and "G-Girl heaven."
After the war ended, the complex continued in use for five years. By 1950, fewer than 1,800 women remained and the government began closing it and turning the land over to the military. During the Korean War it was used as a draft center.
The dorms were demolished in the mid-60s and today the site is part of Arlington National Cemetery. So That's Arlington Farms. --GreGen
To qualify to live there, government workers had to earn between $1,260 to $1,620 a year.
Four dorms housed service women, primarily WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service and six for civilians.
A single 8'-by'10' room rented for $24.50 and a double for $16.50 a month.
It didn't take long for the complex to become known as "28 Acres of Girls" and "G-Girl heaven."
After the war ended, the complex continued in use for five years. By 1950, fewer than 1,800 women remained and the government began closing it and turning the land over to the military. During the Korean War it was used as a draft center.
The dorms were demolished in the mid-60s and today the site is part of Arlington National Cemetery. So That's Arlington Farms. --GreGen
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