creepy_old_white_guy
creepy_old_white_guy t1_ixpaj1x wrote
Reply to My mom, ~1978 by Laliza
I miss 1978; sure wish I could remember it.
creepy_old_white_guy OP t1_iu5zh0u wrote
Reply to comment by HawkeyeTen in My mom as a U.S. Navy WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service), circa 1943. by creepy_old_white_guy
Thank you for thinking of her.
She was a clerk/typist at the Inyokern Naval Ordnance Test Station, which is now known as China Lake.
I don't know about anything top secret, but considering naval rocketry was/is the purpose, I would imagine security as being paramount. She never really spoke of it.
Sorry for the deletions. I tried adding a link to an image of the unit patch, but the bots are having an issue with it.
creepy_old_white_guy OP t1_iu4aczi wrote
Reply to My mom as a U.S. Navy WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service), circa 1943. by creepy_old_white_guy
Thanks to everyone for the lovely comments.
creepy_old_white_guy OP t1_iu4a7ft wrote
Reply to comment by buzny in My mom as a U.S. Navy WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service), circa 1943. by creepy_old_white_guy
Buy me a drink first, sailor.
creepy_old_white_guy OP t1_iu4a3so wrote
Reply to comment by oleggy in My mom as a U.S. Navy WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service), circa 1943. by creepy_old_white_guy
I heard my dad make that joke once, but only once. He said he joined the Navy to ride the waves!
My mom as a U.S. Navy WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service), circa 1943.
creepy_old_white_guy t1_iy6495v wrote
Reply to My mother in the early 80s. This is my absolute favorite picture of her. She modeled professionally for years by IllustratorBig8972
It's my favorite picture of your mom, too.