World War II Honoree

Carmela Petraglia

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Nazareth, Pennsylvania

Honored By

John & Joseph Petraglia

Relationship

Brothers

SERVED IN THE WAVES (WOMEN ACCEPTED FOR VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERVICE) 1943-1946 AS AN AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE SECOND CLASS. RECEIVED HER BOOT TRAINING AT HUNTER COLLEGE, NEW YORK. SENT TO THE NAVAL AIR TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE FOR FURTHER TRAINING AND THEN TRANSFERRED TO ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA WHERE SHE WORKED IN FLIGHT TESTING. AT THIS BASE, SHE WAS CREDITED WITH APPROXIMATELY 200 HOURS IN THE AIR. SHE LATER REPORTED TO LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA WHERE SHE ASSUMED HER JOB OF INSTRUCTING PILOTS IN AIRCRAFT AND NAVAL RECOGNITION. SERVED IN THE U.S. NAVY FOR THREE YEARS AND WAS THE RECIPIENT OF THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.