Original U.S. Navy WWII WAVES Named Officer Service Cap with Photograph Japanese Awards Medals Badges Insignia Approximate MKIV Production numbers:

Approximate MKIV Production numbers:

The machine made blades are "katana" shaped

for the Aeronautical Chart Service by the U

they were well designed for their task

It features a bird's Head wood grip

Original U.S. Navy WWII WAVES Named Officer Service Cap with Photograph Japanese Awards Medals Badges Insignia Approximate MKIV Production numbers:Original 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