In 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Navy Women’s Reserve Act into law which created what was commonly known as the WAVES – Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service.
Mother-of-two Mary Barnes, who lives in Fairfax, Virginia, marked her birthday in style on January 15, telling Washington Post she was looking forward to turning 104 next year.
The Women s Naval Reserve of the U.S. Naval Reserve was created in order to enlist and train women for shore duty during World War II, thus releasing me.