Template:Did you know nominations/Katherine Keating

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:07, 16 May 2018 (UTC)

Katherine Keating[edit]

USS Haven anchored off the Korean coast, 1954
USS Haven anchored off the Korean coast, 1954
  • ... that in 1953, US Navy pharmacist Katherine Keating was an official witness for a prisoner of war exchange aboard the hospital ship USS Haven (pictured)? Source: "when the Haven was chosen to host a prisoner of war exchange in 1953, she was delegated the official "disinterested witness" at the request of United Nations officials" (A Defense Weapon Known To Be Of Value)
    • ALT1:... that during World War II, WAVES recruit Katherine Keating monitored radio signals under a pineapple field in Hawaii? Source: "She joined the WAVES in 1942 and shipped out to Hawaii as a radio operator, sometimes working out of an underground station in a pineapple field, she recalled in a 2006 interview." (Veterans Today)

Created by Yoninah (talk). Self-nominated at 18:39, 12 May 2018 (UTC).

  • new enough, long enough, interesting, reviewing. Whispyhistory (talk) 15:14, 13 May 2018 (UTC)

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: Yes
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: lovely story. good to go as far as I can see. image in public domain. Whispyhistory (talk) 21:06, 13 May 2018 (UTC)