Three Des Moines women recently were sworn into the WAVES at the navy recruiting substation in Des Moines. They are Delores A. Castanzo, 1237 Thirty-first st.; Dorothy G. Schneider, 929 Fifth ave.; and Marjorie V. Way, 808 Guthrie ave.
Source: Des Moines Tribune, January 12, 1944
Des Moines in the Services
Dorothy Schneider, seaman, first class in the WAVES, recently returned to Washington, D.C. where she is stationed after spending a seven-day leave with her sister, Loretta Schneider, 929 Fifth ave., and her family in Lacona, Ia.
Source: Des Moines Tribune, August 8, 1944
