Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Bay Minette, Alabama
Honored By
George Weck
Relationship
Friend
SHE PROUDLY SERVED HER COUNTRY AS A SERGEANT FROM 1942 TO 1944 WITH THE 95TH DIVISION, COMPANY A IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. SHE WAS CAPTURED AND HELD A PRISONER OF WAR OF THE 3RD REICH FROM 1944 TO 1945 AT STALAG 11A, NUREMBERG, GERMANY. SHE WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.