Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Theodore Green Player Embed Code: <iframe width='500' height='300' scrolling='no' frameborder='0' style='border: none; overflow: hidden; width: 500px; height: 300px;' allowtransparency='true' src='https://www.dvidshub.net/video/embed/821410'></iframe> Download Embed Share Ethel "Cricket" Poland, WWII WAVES Code-Breaker Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command Nov. 10, 2021 | 2:07 NORFOLK, Va. (Nov. 11, 2021) Ethel "Cricket" Poland enlisted in the United States Navy as a Petty Officer 1st Class after the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. The 102-year-old Navy veteran served with the WAVES in Washington D.C. as part of the Navy's elite code-breaking team. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Theodore Green)