World War II Honoree

Merry Growden Crawford

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Cumberland, Maryland

Honored By

Paul F. Crawford

Relationship

Husband

MERRY ENTERED THE WAVES (WOMEN ACCEPTED FOR VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERVICE) IN OCTOBER OF 1943. SHE SIGNED UP IN CUMBERLAND, MARYLAND AND WENT TO WASHINGTON FOR HER PHYSICAL. SHE WENT TO HUNTER COLLEGE IN NEW YORK CITY FOR TRAINING. SHE THEN WENT TO CEDAR FALLS, IOWA FOR BUSINESS TRAINING. SHE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE BUREAU OF NAVAL PERSONNEL IN WASHINGTON FROM FEBRUARY 1944 TO JANUARY 1946. HER SERIAL NUMBER WAS 4494809.