On July 30 1942, the WAVES were established.
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In 1943, a large contingent of WAVES was sent to Dayton, Ohio where they attended Sugar Camp. Some went directly there from Boot Camp, others were sent there from Naval Communications Annex (OP-20-G), on Nebraska Avenue in Washington D.C. Sugar Camp was named for a grove of maple trees tapped for maple sugar sap.
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In 1943, thirty WAVES from Naval Communications Annex (OP-20-G), on Nebraska Avenue in Washington D.C. were sent to the field station at Imperial Beach, California (designated Station “I”) to augment the communications center.
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Manpower shortages, which resulted from fighting the World War II on two fronts, forced U.S. Navy officials to enlist women in the war.
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Today, National Security Agency’s Center for Cryptologic History announced the induction of Chief Radioman Harry Kidder into the Cryptologic Hall of Honor.
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Mrs. Agnes Driscoll has been called the “First Lady of Naval Cryptology.” In a truly remarkable career she served the U.S. Government from June 1918 through July, 1959.
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