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

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

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

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 white dress 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 dress white uniform and soft-brimmed hat with white cover.

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[...]

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[...]

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'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[...]