Des Moines in the Services
Five Des Moines women have completed basic training and indoctrination course at the naval training school for WAVES, The Bronx, N. Y., and have received orders to various naval establishments throughout the nation. They are:
Dolores Anne Gay, seaman, second class, of 1434 Twenty-fourth st., to the yeoman school at Cedar Falls, Ia.
Elizabeth Anne Nemmers, hospital apprentice, second class daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.P. Nemmers, 3916 Tenth st, the naval hospital, St Albans, N.Y.
Mary Margaret McMichael, seaman, second class, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry McMichael, 3223 Third st., to Atlanta, Ga., the Link instructor school.
Frances M. Stack, seaman, second class, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Miller, jr., 1814 Tenth st. to Atlanta, Ga., Link trainer school. Her husband, J.J. Stack is in France.
Mary Allice Smyth, seaman, second class, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Smyth, 2503 High st., to the naval hospital, St Albans, N.Y.
Source: DesMoines Tribune, October 4, 1944
Dolores A. Gay, Gust Manos, jr., Married in West
Miss Dolores Anne Gay, seaman, second class, WAVES, of San Francisco, Cal., daughter of Samuel W, Gay of Des Moines and Mrs Glenn Custer of Crawford, Neb., became the bride of Gust B. Manos Jr., coxswain, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gust B. Manos of Joppa, Md, Apr 26. The wedding took place in the chapel at Lutheran Service center in San Francisco.
The bride was graduated from North High School and was employed by Central Life Assurance Co., before enlisting.
Source: The DesMoines Register, May 23, 1945 (photo included)
