Word: wave
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...receiving line, an Army nurse became flustered, told him she was wearing a Navy nurse's uniform, had to be corrected by her companion. A WAVE ensign, Mary Elizabeth Birch, 23, asked him to dance. An unidentified WAAC tried to cut in, was shooed away by Secret Service men. In the midst of the party the Duke disappeared, was found in a corner talking to a group of he-soldiers...
...Well, beat my frequency!" said the electron. "There goes that wave I've been trying to modulate...
...uniform of the day is the news of the week. Have you noticed? The WAVES have gone into white blouses for the duration of summer. These are short-sleeved cotton affairs designed to be worn with the lightweight Navy blue working uniform. However, most of us are wearing them with our nice warm wool serge suits for the obvious reason that the Official Outfitter of WAVES has not yet caught up with the season. Another reason is that a mere lone ensign hasn't a got of a chance with enlisted girls a four platoons strong in the uniform shop...
Just then an electric, wave went by with a seductive oscillative motion...
Have you heard about the member of the British 'Wavy Navy' who came to port recently and couldn't understand understand when he called the barracks of our Wave (y) Navy and was told he couldn't bunk there for the night...