World War II Honoree

Ednoa P. Wharton

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Texas

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

SHORTLY AFTER THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR, SHE BECAME AN ACTIVE-DUTY NURSE AT THE NAVAL HOSPITAL IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. IN 1943, SHE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE NATIONAL NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER IN BETHESDA, MARYLAND. THERE SHE TREATED PRESIDENT FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT AND OTHER WORLD LEADERS. IN 1944, SHE TRANSFERRED TO THE ADVANCE BASE ASSEMBLY AND TRAINING UNIT, WHERE SHE HELPED ORGANIZE AND TRAIN A NAVAL MEDICAL UNIT DESTINED FOR GUAM. THE WAR ENDED BEFORE SHE WAS SHIPPED OVERSEAS.