WAVES (Navy)

member of the United States Senate from Maine (1897-1995)

United States naval aviator (1896-1973)

1944 film by Mark Sandrich

American physician (1889-1959)

American academic (1877-1965)

thumb|right|alt=Female WAVE officer sitting at her desk in dress blue uniform |Captain Mildred H. McAfee was the first director of the WAVES (1942–1945). The photo was taken in 1942 or 1943, when she was ranked lieutenant commander. '''United States Naval Reserve (Women's Reserve), better known as the WAVES (for Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service'''), was the women's branch of the United States Naval Reserve during World War II. It was established on July 21, 1942, by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on July 30. This authorized the U.S. Navy

1950 film by Albert S. Rogell