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World War II Honoree

Civilian on the Home Front

Wilma Bird

Hometown

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

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Activity During WWII

ACCOMPANIED HER HUSBAND WHO WAS STATIONED IN HAWAII. WAS PREPARING TO ATTEND CHURCH AT THE TIME OF THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR ON DECEMBER 7, 1941. CONTRIBUTED TO THE WAR EFFORT BY WORKING FOR THE WOMEN'S AIR RAID DEFENSE, A GROUP THAT PLOTTED THE POSITION OF AIRCRAFT IN HAWAIIAN AIRSPACE USING RADAR RETURNS. RETURNED TO THE STATES IN 1945.