World War II Honoree

Eleanor R. Aldhizer

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Waynesboro, Virginia

Honored By

Paul M. Aldhizer

Relationship

Brother

Battles and Campaigns in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes and Central Europe, with General Patton's Third Army, 14th Division. She was captured by the Germans during the Battle of the Bulge. POW for nine days, 1944. She was selected as the 'model' for the 'new' nurse's uniform in 1945. Service dates: November 1942 to January 1946.