She's a Wave
Manchester, Ia. -- Ethel G, Cocking of Manchester has reported at Cedar Falls for training as a Wave. She had been manager of Black's beauty salon at Waterloo for the last two years.
Source: The Courier, Waterloo, IA - February 28, 1943 (photo included)
MANCHESTER VISITOR
Manchester, Ia. -- Miss Ethel G. Cocking of this city, now a third class petty officer in the Waves, has been visiting relatives here this week. Miss Cocking, a former beauty shop operator here, has just completed an aviation machinist mate course at Memphis, Tenn., and will now be stationed at Bunker Hill, Ind., on active duty servicing planes.
Source: The Courier, Waterloo, IA - September 19, 1943