Hilda McChesney Is Sworn Into WAVES
Hilda McChesney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.E. McChesney, was sworn into the WAVES at Des Moines yesterday. She is to report for duty May 30.
Miss McChesney is an operator in the local office of the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company. She will go to Hunter College, New York, for her basic training.
Source: Carroll Daily Times Herald, May 11, 1944
Home After Getting Release from WAVES
Hilda McChesney came home yesterday morning from Great Lakes, Ill., as a dischargee from the WAVES. A yeoman, second class, she had been stationed the last four months at Great Lakes, where she was released Tuesday.
Prior to going into the service 28 months ago, Miss McChesney was a telephone operator here. She is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.E. McChesney.
Source: Carroll Daily Times Herald, August 24, 1946
