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World War II Honoree

Civilian on the Home Front

Dorothy MacLane Guinther

Hometown

Toledo, Ohio

Honored By

The Guinther Family

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Activity During WWII

FOUNDED THE TOLEDO, OHIO NAVY MOTHERS CLUB SHORTLY AFTER HER OLDEST SON HAROLD JOINED THE US NAVY IN 1942. THE PURPOSE OF THE CLUB WAS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND COMFORT TO THE MOTHERS OF NAVY SERVICEMEN WHO WERE SERVING AROUND THE GLOBE. THE NAVY MOTHERS CLUB WAS ACTIVE IN OTHER CITIES AND BECAME A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION. SERVED AS THE TOLEDO CHAPTER PRESIDENT AND LATER AS A NATIONAL OFFICER AND DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION SHE FOUNDED. ALL OF HER THREE SONS SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES.