Promoted to lieutenant , junior grade , she remained in the Navy until 1946 .
She was awarded her B.A. from the University of North Carolina in 1943 and joined the United States Navy 's WAVES that same year .
Promoted to lieutenant , junior grade , she remained in the United States Navy until 1946 .
She was awarded her B.A. from the University of North Carolina in 1943 and joined the United States Navy 's WAVES that same year .