FReeper Canteen ~ US Navy WAVES ~ 25 July 08

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents The Navy WAVES ~

After the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the U.S. Navy began building more ships and creating new bases and facilities. Facing a shortage of men for active and support jobs, in January 1942 the Secretary of the Navy petitioned the U.S. Congress for a women's reserve. Also in January 1942, the Office of Naval Intelligence began looking to colleges for women who could work in intelligence. Once the training was completed, the women were sworn in as ensigns in the U.S. Navy.

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Canteen Mission Statement

Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies military
and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

In July 1942, the Navy Women's Reserve Act was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The organization's official name became Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service, or "WAVES."The word "emergency" was intended to denote the temporary nature of the women's service. As the war continued, more WAVES were sent overseas to cover noncombat duties. By 1945 there were more than 84,000 women enlisted in the navy.

Codebreaking

Between June and August 1942, Axis submarines sank more than 600 Allied ships, and the need to intercept German radio signals became more urgent. Allied intelligence officers on both sides of the Atlantic hoped to break the encrypted codes that were allowing Axis commanders to organize and carry out attacks on Allied convoys.

The Axis codes created by the "Enigma" machine were difficult to break because they changed so often. When Polish and French resistance fighters captured parts of the Enigma machine, they delivered the information to the British, who developed a decoding device called the "Bombe". British and American codebreakers, including many WAVES, used this new high- speed system to decipher the messages sent by German U-boat captains. Many of the WAVES did not understand the messages, because the decoding had been broken into a series of steps. Once the messages were decoded, the position of the U-boat was plotted on a map by a WAVE and the information was sent to Allied ships.

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[mylife]

Loved the speech in Germany today...”Eich Ien Beginer”!!

[mylife]

L0L! I was gonna say something about that! L0L

[AZamericonnie]

Thank you for this evening’s thread Ma honoring our Navy Waves! *Hugs*

[TheMom]

South Padre got whacked. Padre Island (Port Aransas) barely got any rain.

The distance from Padre to South Padre is just over 200 miles.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

LOL
He checked it out for me..
So far, so good!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Forecast for rain still....that IS reason to still hope.

[mylife]

Shows what I know! L0L Glad all is well.

[TheMom]

The alligator was wishing for some rain!

[mylife]

Thats good. Thats the problem with basements.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

sometimes I wish we didn’t have one!

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Night Owl!

I miss the term Waves; the Navy became too politically correct over the years.



Lt jg Grace Hopper, Navy Wave



Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper, USN

'Amazing Grace'

DDG 70

[luvie]

Hee-hee!

Der Kleiner Fuhrer ist ein Dumkauf (sp?)

I know that my German grammer is atrocious! :D

[mylife]

I understand your reservations.

[Kathy in Alaska]

ms b.....been thinking about you all day...((HUGS)) Heard on the news about the killer tornado in New Hampshire....and they said wind and rain in Maine. You all ok? Glad to hear you are on the mend. Don’t forget to rest.

[mylife]

Beats mine.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

*HUG*
Thank you for thinking of me, Ma!
WE are okay up here, but have had over 2 inches of rain..
Wary of flooding at this point.
I am on the mend, thank you!

[luvie]

Yeah....Hope it actually happens! I have forgotten what
it smells like! :D

[BIGLOOK]

Es ist 'Dumkopf' aber alles anderes recht!

Aloha Luv!

[luvie]

Danke!!

Howdy, Big Guy! Long time...no taps!

How’re things........................?

[luvie]

He’s not the only one! Send the leftovers up here! :D