Another Group of Tri-City Girls Entering the WAVES
Front Row, left to right: Norma Zahler, Davenport; Hazel Ruffcorn, Moline; Virginia Fleming, Davenport; and Margaret Hannon, Davenport.
Second Row: Lila Fessenden, Marguerite Wahlig and Rosemary Doyle, of Davenport; and Joyce Seibert of Moline.
Nineteen more were sworn into the WAVES yesterday at the Hotel Blackhawk, making a total of 111 tri-city women who have chosen this branch of the service to help win the war.
One group is already at Hunter college n New York. The majority will leave on Aug. 26 fot he east, and still another group will leave on Sept. 9.
Source: The Daily Times, Davenport IA - August 17, 1943 (photo included)
Rosemary Doyle Goes East; Leave Is Ended
Rosemary Doyle, yeoman third class, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Doyle, 2416 Tremont Ave, left Monday for the east after spending a seven day leave with her parents.
She has completed her training in the WAVES at Stillwater, Okla., and Hunter College, New York.
Her education was received in Davenport schools and she was graduated from Davenport high school.
Source: The Daily Times, Davenport, Iowa, January 4, 1944 (photo included)
