Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Boise, Idaho
Honored By
Ralph Bozorth
IN 1942, SHE JOINED THE FIRST NAVY WAVES' (WOMEN ACCEPTED FOR VOLUNTARY EMERGENCY SERVICE) TRAINING PROGRAM AT SMITH COLLEGE IN NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS. SHE WAS LATER STATIONED IN SEATTLE AND IN FLORIDA, WHERE SHE TAUGHT AERIAL NAVIGATION AT A NAVAL AIR STATION.