World War II Honoree

Rose B. Sebastian Boone Center

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Canoe, Kentucky

Honored By

Kristina 'Tina' K. Snider

Relationship

Granddaughter

NAME WHILE IN SERVICE: ROSE B. BOONE. ROSE WAS A WAAC (WOMEN'S AUXILARY ARMY CORP) MEMBER FOR FOUR MONTHS AND THREE DAYS (28 APRIL 1943 TO 31 AUGUST 1943) PRIOR TO SERVICE AS A WAC (WOMENS ARMY CORP). HIGHEST RANK HELD: SERGEANT (29 JULY 1944). PLACE OF ENTRY: CAMP WHITE, OREGON, 1 SEPTEMBER 1943. SHE TRAINED IN CAMP WHITE, OREGON AND FORT OGLETHORPE, GEORGIA. MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY AND ARMY CODE NUMBERS: BAKER #017 AND COOK #060. SHE BAKED BREAD AND PASTRIES IN CAMP BAKERIES, USED LARGE MIXING MACHINES AS NEEDED AND COOKED IN THE MESS HALLS AS PER HER MILITARY PAPERS. SHE ALSO ACTED AS A DRILL SERGEANT AND LED DAILY CALISTHENICS. ROSE SPENT TIME IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA ASSISTING IN RECRUITING AND SPENT TIME IN MOUNT RAINER ORD DEPOT IN TACOMA, WASHINGTON. HER PLACE OF SEPARATION WAS FORT SHERIDAN, ILLINOIS WITH AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE ON 06 MARCH 1945. HER WAC SERVICE CONSISTED OF ONE YEAR, SIX MONTHS AND SIX DAYS (PLUS WAAC SERVICE). ROSE RECEIVED A WAAC SERVICE RIBBON, ARMY GOOD CONDUCT RIBBON, WAC SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND WAS ISSUED A LAPEL BUTTON UPON DISCHARGE.