World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Mary Jane Walker Gerome
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Ilwaco, Washington
Honored By
Reg McDonald
Relationship
Friend
SERVED IN THE PHILIPPINES. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART AND SILVER STAR. 1940 NURSING CLASS UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. LIVED IN THE JUNGLES OF THE PHILIPPINES AND FOUGHT WITH THE JAPANESE ON MINDANAO. IN 1947 SHE ACCOMPANIED THE PHILIPPINE DELEGATION TO THE CONVENTION IN PARIS, AS A CHIEF.