SEVEN EASTERN IOWA GIRLS...were sworn into the Waves in Cedar Rapids Saturday as a special navy recruiting board ended a three-day turn of duty in the city. Administering the oath is Lieut. C.W. Muilenberg. When called for active duty in two or three weeks, the girls will report to Hunter college in New York City. From left: Elizabeth Fesler, Riverside; Dorothy Donegan, Cedar Rapids; Kathleen Knebel, Riverside; Cecelia Goltz, McGregor; Dorothy Schoonover, Vinton; Charlotte Jack, Vinton; and Violet Woodman, Dubuque.
Source: The Cedar Rapids Gazette, October 25, 1943 (photo included)
Vinton -- Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Schoonover have learned that their son, Wayne, seaman second class, has been transferred from Great Lakes, Ill., after completion of his boot training, to Norman, Okla.
His sister, Wave Dorothy Schoonover, seaman second class, works in the same building where he is taking his training.
Source: The Courier, Waterloo, IA - September 24, 1944
