News that could use some context

We found this newspaper clipping in Anna's old scrapblog. Of course we recognize Elmer W., but what is he doing? What is the separation center? Who are the Bluejackets? Who is Loretta Kasprzak of Milwaukee? (Where is the vowel she has apparently lost?) What paper was this in? We're hoping Elmer W. himself can enlighten us. (Click on the item to make it easier to read.) Addendum: We're in luck; E.W., ever happy to save the scrapblog from itself, has provided answers. Here they are: "World War II ended while I was at Great Lakes. Because I could type, I was assigned to supervise a typing pool of 20 civilian women and girls who typed discharge papers for Navy veterans (Bluejackets). Among the more important ones we processed was WAVE Anna Sprick. Most of the typists were from Milwaukee and needed a vowel -- plus close supervision."