World War II Honoree

Normada L. Woolsey

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Weatherford, Texas

Honored By

Normada L. Woolsey

First or second class of Waves (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) at Cedar Falls, Iowa. First duty station was in Washington, D.C. working on codes for U.S. and allies during WWII. This provision required an officer. Sent to North Hampton, Mississippi to become an officer. From there sent to Naval Air Station (NAS), Corpus Christi, Texas. Served in communications, radio and teaching Latin American pilots English.