Arline E. Furstman served in the United States Navy WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) during World War II.
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Letters and postcards from Arline Furstman to an acquaintance in Jamaica, Long Island that chiefly document Furstman's service with the WAVES in 1944 and 1945. Letters detail her duties in the military, off-duty activities, reactions to V-J Day in August 1945, entertainment, and the 1945 plane crash into the Empire State Building.This collection has not been digitized.
Arline E. Furstman served in the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) during World War II. In the fall of 1944, she was at the Naval Station at Great Lakes, Illinois. By November 1944, Furstman had been sent to San Diego, California, and in July 1945, she was ordered to San Bruno, California. Her date of discharge from the WAVES is unknown.
Women's History Military
Navy -- WAVES
World War II era (1940-1946)
World War, 1939-1945 United States. Navy--Women
Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries
