World War II Honoree

Dorothy Valentine Whyte Almen

Hometown

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

SHE SERVED IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AS JUNIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF WAR IN THE PENTAGON. SHE HAD DAILY ACCESS TO THE WHITE HOUSE AND DEALT WITH HIGH-LEVEL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN THE WAR, NAVY AND STATE DEPARTMENTS AS WELL AS SENIOR OFFICERS IN THE U.S. AND FOREIGN MILITARY ESTABLISHMENTS. SHE WAS CHOSEN TO INTERVIEW AND RECRUIT CLERICAL STAFF AND COURT REPORTERS FOR THE NUREMBERG WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL. SHE THEN WAS SELECTED TO WORK AT THE SECRETARIAT OF THE UNITED NATIONS IN LONDON, ENGLAND AT ITS FIRST FORMAL MEETING.