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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[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, acad...hope you are doing well. And that maybe you are having a day without rain.

[Kathy in Alaska]

The guy on the radio just said that we are having one of the coldest summers on record.....only 7 days officially about 65 so far, and termination dust on the mountains...that would be snow!

[Kathy in Alaska]

wh!!

Hurrah...Mrs SR is home!!

[acad1228]

They’re payin’ $3.399 in OKC. I don’t know why they’re payin’ 35 cents less just a hundred miles away.

[SevenofNine]

Rack my grand aunt she is former US Navy Wave

[acad1228]

Yeah, we’re doin’ good! No rain for two weeks. Longest dry spell all year. We’re still over a foot above normal for rainfall this year.

[Old Sarge]

Costumes, and

...performing.

Sat in with several of the minstrels, along with open singing and the pub shows.

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, acad, for today’s daily dose o’ da blues.

[Kathy in Alaska]

VERY cool!! It makes me chuckle every time I think about you and “the lads” at the pub the night the “flood” came. So much fun.

[Kathy in Alaska]

$4.449 this morning. Anywhere out of Anchorage is MUCH higher....no roads to get it there.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Tanks, unique, for da tanks!

TS.....#50!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

That’s a lot of water coming down.

[luvie]

Saluting all those brave women
who do/did so much for their country!

[luvie]

Till they all come home......

[Kathy in Alaska]

Our thanks to your great aunt for her service to our country.

[Tanniker Smith]

Yup. It’s no wonder the satellite dish lost its signal. (Right in the middle of “The Hunt for Red October”, too.) Good thing I had some on the PVR to watch.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Luv...((HUGS))...did you have a nice day? Any Dolly action at all?

[luvie]

Had a great day! No Dolly action. There was a band of rain
from Dolly south of us, but it faded away before getting up
here. *sigh*

The forecast is still calling for rain, though, so I can
still hope! :D

[Kathy in Alaska]

I am headed home via Wendy’s...my Dad called and said he needs a special strawberry concoction that they have. Back in a bit.