FReeper Canteen ~ US Navy WAVES ~ 25 July 08

Serving The Best Troops And Veterans In The World | The Canteen Crew

[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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[Fawnn]

Our Texas Termite is 5 already!?

(Happy HAPPY Happy Birthday, Logan!!! Have you picked a college yet?) ;)

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, brushcop, for sharing your remembrances.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Aloha, Hawaii....I lost my response to you. Thanks for sharing Amazing Grace with us.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning/afternoon/evening/night Troops, wherever you are.

Thank you for doing your part to help keep all of us free and safe.

How about a donut?

Coffee is always on........

Or a sandwich?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning fellow cubevillians!

[Kathy in Alaska]

God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.

Statler Brothers ~ How Great Thou Art

[yorkie]

For Rear Admiral Grace Murray:

Judy Collins - Amazing Grace

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning and good night, yorkie. ((HUGS)) I’m asleep at the computer.

[Pusterfuss]

Good morning Kathy. (71)

[yorkie]

LOL! I’m asleep whether I’m at the computer or not -

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Pusterfuss...((HUGS))...71 at 4am? When does the society meet? I’m off to bed. Have a good Friday...

[Kathy in Alaska]

I had to go look it up....can you believe that 5 years have gone by????

[Fawnn]

No! (I must have slept through 4 of ‘em.) ;)

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Morning, Kathy. How's it going?

A very pleasant good morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[MEG33]

To The Canteen
*HUGS*
Happy TGIF Everyone!
We had no rain here at all...and no prospects
in sight. Triple digit temps are what we'll be
getting for days!.....

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Good morning Ma.{{{HUGS}}}

Great thread.

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen.
Cooler this morning, but back into the 90s by this PM.