Former Navy WAVE holds Navy heritage dear

Barbara Maroney, of Oklahoma City, served in World War II, along with her three brothers.

 
BY MATT PATTERSON | Published: November 12, 2012   

There aren’t many 92-year-old women who know their way around the workings of a Pratt and Whitney engine on an F-4U Corsair airplane, but Barbara Maroney does.

photo - Barbara Maroney talks about her time as a Navy WAVE. Photo by Paul Hellstern, The Oklahoman
Barbara Maroney talks about her time as a Navy WAVE. Photo by Paul Hellstern, The Oklahoman

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Maroney served two years as a Navy WAVE during World War II as a metal smith in Pasco, Wash. WAVE is an acronym for Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service.

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