Dorothy Fredrickson was born on July 25, 1924 in the town of Deposit, New York. Fredrickson enlisted in the Navy WAVES to honor her father, a Navy serviceman of both World Wars who had been declared missing in action following the battle of Guadalcanal in 1942. Following basic training at Hunter College in the Bronx, New York, Fredrickson worked at the Pacific Fleet Post Office in San Francisco, California as a section leader. In August 1946, Fredrickson was honorably discharged from the US Navy.
View the Finding Aid for the Dorothy Fredrickson collection here.
Dorothy Fredrickson Collection
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Photograph of Dorothy “Jane” Fredrickson in her WAVES Uniform.
Dorothy Fredrickson Collection
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Photograph of the mail room at the Pacific Fleet Post Office in San Francisco, California. Here, Fredrickson worked around the clock sorting mail bound for sailors stationed across the globe.
Dorothy Fredrickson Collection
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Excerpts of an informational packet given to new WAVES enlistees reporting to San Francisco, California.
This document detailed protocol, what to do in case of an emergency, as well as information and policies designed to guide the women through their day to day life in the service. The pages displayed here explain what to do in the event of an air raid drill, and where to find the nearest Coke machine.
