Yeoman (F)
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Yeoman (F) was an enlisted rate for women in the U.S. Naval Reserve during World War I. The first Yeoman (F) was Loretta Perfectus Walsh. At the time, the women were popularly referred to as "yeomanettes" or even "yeowomen", although the official designation was Yeoman (F).
Joy Bright as a Reservist in 1918
Yeomen (F) being inspected by Rear Admiral Victor Blue (left center), Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, on the Washington Monument grounds, Washington, D.C., in 1918
Yeomen (F) attached to the Industrial Department, U.S. Naval Station, New Orleans, Louisiana, during World War I
Joy Bright Hancock
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Joy Bright Hancock, a veteran of both the First and Second World Wars, was one of the first women officers of the United States Navy.
Captain Joy Bright Hancock, USN; portrait by David Komuro, c. 1953.