World War II Honoree
Civilian on the Home Front
Ruth Caroline Finkler Geary
Hometown
Connellsville, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Edith Marie Halterman Geary
Relationship
Daughter-in-law
SUFFERED FROM STROKES RELATED TO HER SON'S CAPTURE BY THE GERMANS ON HIS BIRTHDAY IN 1944. SHE DIED IN 1945 SHORTLY AFTER HER SON WAS REPATRIATED AND RETURNED HOME. SERVED IN SEVERAL PATRIOTIC ORGANIZATIONS.