From an early age, Anne Seeley was especially gifted with an exceptional talent that set her apart from most others. This ability consisted of being able to work with complicated numbers and literature. Anne was born and grew up in the suburbs of South Orange, New Jersey, where she loved to spend time outdoors and study hard at school. After years of spending time with friends and living life as most kids do, it was time for Anne to continue her education at Smith College in Massachusetts. In addition to earning good grades, Anne was asked to lead the International Relations Club. The involvement in this club would be the beginning of a long journey in which Anne would make a difference in the future of the United States of America.

At Smith College, Anne greatly exceeded expectations in the classroom, as many knew she would. Due to her intelligence, she was asked to take a rigorous secret course in what turned out to be crypt-analysis. After four years of hard work, she graduated from Smith and her secret course, but soon after, she was invited to join the United States Navy. They wanted her to get into the business of trying to solve the Japanese Naval Codes. According to Anne, one of the most difficult aspects of this course was that everything had to be kept completely secret. All Anne was permitted to tell people was that she was "working in naval communications." She was not allowed to specify in any way.

Although she was a pacifist, she still enjoyed her time serving for the nation as a W.A.V.E. (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service). Anne was positioned just north of Washington D.C., in Maryland. Anne Seeley and her colleagues' job was to decode Japanese codes that would be sent in to Maryland from the U.S. Navy. These codes would tell them where the Japanese Navy was located. She had to learn a variety of different Japanese words in order to succeed in her work. But for the most part, she learned everything during her crypt-analysis studies at Smith, so she was ready to get right into action after graduation.

After the war, Anne and the man she loved, had the opportunity to settle down together and get married. They lived in a small town in Vermont where they could relax and put her past war responsibilities behind her. Little did she know that she would someday become a recognized citizen for her great contributions to the United States, especially by the House of Representatives, who gave her a letter of recognition.

We'd like to thank Anne Seeley for her service in World War II.