World War II Honoree
Civilian on the Home Front
Leona Fox Barber
Hometown
Wilton, New Hampshire
WAS A MEMBER OF THE CIVIL AIR PATROL. SHE WAS THEN UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL OF THE U.S. ARMY ROTC PROGRAM AT DURHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE. ADDITIONALLY AS CIVILIAN, SERVED AS AIRCRAFT SPOTTER IN HOMETOWN EARLIER IN WWII, VICTORY GARDEN WORKER, COLLECTED MILKWEED PODS TO BE PROCESSED AND USED AS FILLING FOR PILOTS' LIFE JACKETS (BEFORE THE DAYS OF KAPOK).