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Genuine WWII US Navy cap intended for female personnel of the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service).
The present seersucker type was designed for being worn with the matching jacket and skirt.
Manufactured by Knox in New York. Size 22.
Good, worn condition.
The name tag sewn inside indicates that the present hat once belonged to some Elinor J. Rowe.
Elinor Joan Rowe was born on October 8, 1912 in Cambridge, Massachusetts and joined the US Navy on September 9, 1942 (service number 705-81-44). She was discharged as a Lieutenant Commander, and passed away on April 20, 1999.
https://fr.findagrave.com/memorial/136207019/elinor-j-rowe
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