World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Irene Jean Newhouse
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Chicago, Illinois
Honored By
Loren George Brown, Jr., C.E.C.
Relationship
Son
SERVED AS A WAC (WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS). ASSISTED WOUNDED VETERANS IN VETERAN AFFAIRS HOSPITALS IN THE U.S. AND HELPED THEM TO MAINTAIN A SENSE OF HUMOR THROUGHOUT THEIR TERRIBLE ORDEALS. COMFORTED MANY SOLDIERS WHO HAD LOST LIMBS AND USE OF VITAL ORGANS.