Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Circle, Montana
Honored By
A Grateful Nation
SHE TRAINED AS A NURSE AND ENLISTED IN THE U.S. ARMY ON MARCH 15, 1945, AFTER HER BROTHER WAS SEVERELY INJURED IN BELGIUM. SHE WAS ASSIGNED TO AN ARMY HOSPITAL IN CALIFORNIA WHERE SHE CARED FOR SOLDIERS WHO HAD BEEN PRISONERS OF WAR HELD BY JAPAN.