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They helped with many administrative and transport duties in the US Navy.

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What did WAVES stand for during ww2?

Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service


What did they call a female volunteer during World War 2?

Women's Army Corps (WAC) , Waves -"Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service" .


Who were the WAVES?

A World War 2 division of the U.S. Navy consisting entirely of women volunteers. WAVE was an acronym for Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service.


What does WAVE stand for?

WAVE stands for Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service. The acronym itself is also an allusion to ocean waves.


WAVES were a womens corps for what branch of the military?

US Navy-Women Allowed to Volunteer for Emergency Service WAVES-Women Allowed to Volunteer for Emergency Service in the US Navy.


When the Navy established the WAVES what consisted of them?

Women in the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) came from all walks of life, as does anyone who enlists in the military. The difference between the WAVES and other organizations that had women at the time (e.g., WAACS) is that women in the WAVES were actually in the military, where others were support organizations.


What was the job of the WAVES during World War 2?

Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service did thousands of jobs in the US Navy during the war, administration, signals, storekeeping, driving and mechanical repairs to ships and aircraft.


World War 2 female soldier abrieviation?

WACs (for Women's Army Corps) , WAAF for Women's Auxiliary Air Force , WAVES for Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service .


What was the women's voluntary service and why was it necerssery?

WAVEs-Women Allowed for Voluntary Emergency naval service. It takes a team to win a war. In WW2 the women built the machines of war, and the men fought with them.


What did the acronym WAVES mean?

During World War II, WAVES stood for "Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service." This was a division of the United States Navy that was made up entirely of women. They were not permitted to serve on aircraft or combat ships, but instead were in charge of clerical work, communications, medicine, etc.


What are WACs and WAVEs?

WACs stands for Women's Army Corps, which was a women's branch of the United States Army during World War II. WAVEs stands for Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service, which was a women's branch of the United States Navy during World War II. Both groups allowed women to serve in noncombat roles, freeing up men for combat duty.


Wacs and Waves were miltary personals who were all.....?

WACS (Women's Army Corps) and WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) were military personnel who served in non-combat roles during World War II. They provided crucial support in areas such as administration, communications, and logistics, freeing up male soldiers for combat duties.