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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

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

Katherine Keating

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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)