Elizabeth Simpson poses beside a structure in Bloomington, Indiana, where she attended storekeepers store from April to June 1943. She wears the WAVES dress blue uniform [...]

Elizabeth Simpson (left) poses with fellow WAVE, Donna, at a photo stand in Tijuana, Mexico, in 1943.

Elizabeth Simpson (right) and friend Eunice stand outside a church, both in WAVES raincoat, purse, and soft-brimmed hats with white cover, circa 1944.

Elizabeth Simpson sits on a rock near the beach at Laguna Beach, California, circa 1944. She wears the WAVES dress white uniform and soft-brimmed hat with white cover.

Elizabeth Simpson sits on a rock near the beach at Laguna Beach, California, circa 1944. She wears the WAVES white dress uniform and soft-brimmed hat with white cover.

Elizabeth Simpson (right) poses with two fellow WAVES under an awning with the Indiana University logo in spring 1943. The women wear the WAVES dress blue uniform and sof[...]

Eunice Roundtree, in WAVES raincoat and soft-brimmed hat with white cover, poses on the steps of a structure, circa 1944.

Elizabeth Simpson's roommates during basic training, Dot and Janet, pose outside a building at Cedar Falls, Iowa, in 1943. The women wear the WAVES dress blue uniform and[...]

Elizabeth Simpson (right) poses with fellow WAVES Sylvester and Eunice at a photo stand in Tijuana, Mexico, in February 1944.

WAVES Millie Swift of Iowa; Agnes Lawrence of Oakland, California; Elizabeth Simpson of Richmond, Virginia; and Sue Wright of South Dakota pose outside WAVE Barracks 1 at[...]