Minnesota's Greatest Generation

WAVES in control tower at Jacksonville, FL Naval Air Station

Elizabeth (B.J.) Hughes Gersey was selected for further training as a Navy Air Traffic Controller, and accepted the increased responsibility with relish.

This photograph of B.J. (on telephone, at right) at her post in the control tower at Jacksonville Naval Air Station appeared in the October 1944 issue of the U.S. Naval Aviation publication, Flying.

Creator: US Navy
Publisher: Elizabeth (B.J.) Hughes Gersey, used with permission.
Date: 1944

WAVES in control tower at Jacksonville, FL Naval Air Station