Lieutenant (junior grade) Harriet Ida Pickens, left, and Ensign Frances Wills
Title
Lieutenant (junior grade) Harriet Ida Pickens, left, and Ensign Frances Wills
Description
Lieutenant (junior grade) Harriet Ida Pickens, left, and Ensign Frances Wills, the first African-American WAVE officers to be commissioned. They were members of the final graduating class at the Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School (WR), Northampton, Massachusetts, December 1944.
Source
National Archives (80-G-297449)
Publisher
National Archives and Records Administration
Date
1944, December
Date Created
2009, March 11
Original Format
Photo
Files
Citation
“Lieutenant (junior grade) Harriet Ida Pickens, left, and Ensign Frances Wills,” The Military Women's Memorial - Exhibits , accessed May 5, 2024, https://mwm.omeka.net/items/show/54.