World War II Honoree

Dorothy Keith Woodford

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Honored By

Ronald Woodford Hayes

Relationship

nephew

1942 JOINED RED CROSS, ASSIGNED TO THE 5TH ARMY. IN JANUARY 1943 LANDED IN ALGERIA, SERVED IN MOSTAGANEW, ALGERIA UNTIL AUG. 1943 AWAITING THE INVASION OF ITALY WITH THE 5TH ARMY FORWARD WHEN THEY FLEW VIA SICILY TO ITALY. TRAVELED WITH THE 5TH ARMY AND GENERAL PATTEN UNTIL MAY OF 1944 WHEN SHE WAS INJURED FLEEING FROM A BOMBING AND MOVED TO THE 300TH GENERAL HOSPITAL IN NAPLES. IN SEPTEMBER OF 1944 SHE WAS RETURNED TO THE US.