Minnesota's Greatest Generation

Bee Hanlon in her Navy WAVES uniform, 1944

Bee Hanlon described her decision to join the Navy in World War II as "rather accidental". Lured into a recruiting office by a recruitment poster and convinced by the Navy personnel she met there that it was for the good of her country, Bee signed up with the WAVES.

Publisher: Bee Hanlon, used with permission
Date: 1944

Bee Hanlon in her Navy WAVES uniform, 1944