Original U.S. Navy WWII WAVES Named Lieutenant Commander Purse Uniforms It then served in Palestine

It then served in Palestine including the Third Battle of Gaza from April 1917 to April 1918

His original "Ship's Appointment" certificate is included

and the notification of death letter dated 1942

The interior features a soft

Original U.S. Navy WWII WAVES Named Lieutenant Commander Purse Uniforms It then served in PalestineOriginal Item: One of a kind. The United States Naval Reserve (Women's Reserve), better known as the WAVES (for Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service), was the women's branch of the United States Naval Reserve during World War II. It was established on July 21, 1942 by the U. S. Congress and signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on July 30. This authorized the U. S. Navy to accept women into the Naval Reserve as commissioned