Ellen Harris Huckabee Gobbell (1907-1995) served as an officer in the United States Navy WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) from 1942 to 1954.
Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries (Repository)
Only a part of this collection has been digitized.
https://uncg.as.atlas-sys.com/repositories/2/resources/1157
Official portrait photograph of Ellen in her WAVES blue service dress uniform and officer's service hat circa 1947; official Navy rank appointment certificate, 1942 and discharge certificate ,1949; newspaper clipping, not dated; obituary from the Herald Sun, 1995.
Ellen Harris Huckabee Gobbell (1907-1995) served in the United States Navy WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) from 1942 to 1954. She retired as a Lieutenant Commander.
Women's History Military
Navy -- WAVES
Post World War II, Korea (1947-1963)
Korean War, 1950-1953 United States. Navy--Women
Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries
