WAVES pharmacists mate
Thursday, April 29, 2021 by Sarah Sundin
WAVES Pharmacist’s Mate 3rd Class Mercedes Palacios, US Naval Hospital, San Diego, California, spring 1945. A graduate of the University of Puerto Rico and a certified pharmacist in civilian life, she enlisted in the Women’s Reserve in December 1944. At the time of the photograph, PhM3c Palacios was one of 1000 WAVES on duty at the San Diego Naval Hospital. (US Naval History and Heritage Command)
