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Author:

Barlow, Cassie B., author.

Title:

Saluting our grandmas : women of World War II / Col. Cassie B. Barlow, USAF (ret), and Sue Hill Norrod ; foreword by Congressman Michael R. Turner.

Publisher:

Pelican Publishing Company,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

176 pages, [8] pages of plates ; illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.

Subject:

United States.--Women's Reserve--Women's Reserve--Juvenile literature.
United States.--Women's Reserve.--Women's Reserve.
World War, 1939-1945--Women--United States--Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Female--Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945--Women--United States.
World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Female.
Juvenile works.

Other Authors:

Norrod, Sue Hill, author.

Notes:

"Mail Call" Cards -- Asking Mom to go on the Honor Flight -- Early days of World War II -- Rationing -- Making WAVEs in the Bronx: The story of the US Naval Training School at Hunter College -- Train ride to New York City -- Boot camp and Hunter College, 1944 -- Sugar Camp and the Bombe -- Naval Air Station, Memphis, Tennessee -- Honor Flight experience -- The origin of the Honor Flight Network -- A view of History: Women and Military Service -- WASPs (Women Air Force Service Pilots) -- Nurses in World War II -- WACs (Women's Army Corps) -- The Call to Service. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

"Navy WAVES (Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service) made it possible for more than 50,000 men to report to sea duty, and they filled 27,000 other jobs. It was a time of rationing and Victory Gardens. This book shows middle readers the significant contributions that the WAVES and other women made to their country during World War II."--Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1455623199
9781455623198

OCLC:

(OCoLC)957141086

LCCN:

2016052343

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)