World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Mary Jo Franklin
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Addington, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
JOINED THE ARMY NURSE CORPS IN 1944. SERVED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT FORT SILL ARMY HOSPITAL AT LAWTON, OKLAHOMA AND AT CAMP SWIFT, BASTROP, TEXAS. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER AT CLARK FIELD IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. CONTINUED IN THE ARMY NURSE RESERVE FOLLOWING THE WAR AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RANK OF CAPTAIN.