Women Veterans Historical Project

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: U.S. Navy WAVES Promotional Photograph Album; The 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.

: LaDansa Hailey Ussery Collection; LaDansa Hailey Ussery (b. 1967), of New York City, New York, served in the United States Army from 1985-1989.

: Shirley Van Brakle Collection; Shirley Van Brakle of served overseas while a member of the Army Nurse Corps from 1943 to 1946.

: Virginia Van Dongen Collection; Virginia Young Van Dongen (1923-2020) of Rochester, New York, served with the United States Coast Guard SPARs (Semper Paratus—Always Ready) from 1943 to 1945.

: Jane Helms Vance Collection; Jane H. Vance (b. 1944), of Kinston, North Carolina, worked on data automation and computer programming for the United States Air Force from 1966-1987.

: Kathryn M. Vannuaker Collection; Kathryn M. Vannauker (b. 1914) of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, served in the United States Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) and the Women's Army Corps (WAC) during WWII.

: Millie Dunn Veasey Collection; Millie Dunn Veasey (1918-2018) of Raleigh, North Carolina, served in the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC) and the Women's Army Corps (WAC) from 1942 to 1944. She wasassigned to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, whose members were women of color, primarily African American. She went on to have a long career with Saint Augustine's College in Raleigh, North Carolina.

: Sandra L. Venegoni Oral History; Sandra Venegoni (b. 1940), of St. Louis, Missouri served in the United States Army Reserve and United States Army Nurse Corps from 1972 until 1995.

: Kathryn F. Wakefield Collection; Kathryn Wakefield (1920-2012) of Hillsdale, New Jersey, performed clerical work in the WAAC (Women's Auxiliary Army Corps) and the WAC (Women's Army Corps) from 1943 to 1945.

: Susan Daughtry Walker Oral History; Susan Daugherty Walker (b.1962), of Cumberland, Maryland, served in the United States Air Force from 1982 to 1986.

: Winona Franklin Walker Collection; Winona Walker (1908-2012) of South Boston, Virginia, worked as a librarian in the army special services from 1945 to 1946.

: Lovay Wallace-Singleton Oral History; Lovay Wallace-Singleton (b. 1959), of Saginaw, Michigan, served in the United States Navy as an air traffic controller from 1978-1998.

: Charlotte E. Ward Diary; Charlotte E. Ward (1914-1988), of Delaware, Indiana, served with the United States Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) and then the Women's Army Corps (WAC) from 1943-1945.

: Pearl Myrtle Wasem Collection; Pearl Myrtle Wasem (1920-2004), of Fayetteville, Illinois, served in the U.S. Coast Guard SPARs from 1943-1945.

: Ruth B. Washburn Collection; Ruth B. Washburn (b. 1951), of Erie, Pennsylvania, served in the United States Navy WAVES and the Navy from 1970-1990.

: Ann K. Watters Oral History; Ann Watters (1925-2006) of Wilmington, North Carolina, served in the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) from 1943 to 1944.

: J. Holley Watts Collection; J. Holley Watts (b. 1944) of Rockville Centre, New York, served in the American Red Cross Supplemental Recreational Activities Overseas (SRAO) program from 1966 to 1967 and was stationed in Vietnam.

: Maria Felger Wayne Collection; Maria Felger Wayne (b. 1964), of Van Wert, Ohio, served in the United States Army as a transportation officer from 1985 until 1993.

: Helen Weant Collection; Helen Hunter Weant (1920-2015), of Colfax, North Carolina, served in the American Red Cross, Army Nurse Corps, and the United States Army Air Force evacuation service as an aeromedical flight nurse in the Pacific Theater of World War II

: Arlene Mae Webb Collection; Arlene Mae Webb (1923-2007), of Overland, Missouri, served in the United States Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) and the Women's Army Corps (WAC) from 1943-1945.

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