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Title	[WAVES aboard the USS Constitution, circa 1945]
Date	1945
Date approximate?	yes
Subject headings	World War, 1939-1945 United States. Navy--Women
Era	World War II era (1940-1946)
Service branch	Navy--WAVES
Item description	WAVES Elizabeth Ryan and Mildred Fitzgerald view the binnacle, a case housing the compass, of the USS Constitution "Old Ironsides" berthed in the Boston Navy Yard.
Veteran's name	Wiviott, Elizabeth Ryan
Veteran's biography	Elizabeth Ryan Wiviott (1921-2003) served in the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) from 1943 to 1951 . Elizabeth Iddings Ryan Wiviott was born on 31 December 1921. She attended the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina (now the University of North Carolina at Greensboro) and graduated in 1942 . Wiviott enlisted in the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) in 1943. She completed basic training in Northampton, Massachusetts, and the served in the Norfolk Navy Yard in Norfolk, Virginia; the Boston Navy Yard in Massachusetts; and the Boston Naval Base. She was released from active duty on 22 June 1947 and continued on inactive status for several years. She was discharged on July 1951 . Elizabeth Wiviott met Max D. Wiviott while on duty in Boston. They were married on 8 February 1947. Elizabeth Wiviott died on 21 June 2003.
Place	Boston (Mass.)
Type	image
Original format	photographs
Original publisher	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified]
Contributing institution	Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries
Source collection	WV0008 Elizabeth Ryan Wiviott Papers
Collection summary	Collection includes correspondence, 1943 WAVES songbook, photographs, invitations, programs, a 23 February, 1944 copy of Speed Victory, Norfolk Yard newspaper, a copy of the 25 February, 1944 Norfolk Virginian Pilot newspaper, a WWII era Navy WAVES dress uniform and Havelock, and a UNC Woman's College 1942 white leather class jacket.
Rights statement	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Additional rights information	IN COPYRIGHT. This item is subject to copyright. Contact the rights holder noted above for permission to reuse. Official U.S. Navy photograph, First Naval District Office of Public Information
Object ID	WV0008.6.001
Digital publisher	The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5304 -- http://library.uncg.edu/
OCLC number	900810420

[WAVES aboard the USS Constitution, circa 1945]

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