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World War II Honoree

Civilian on the Home Front

Mary Stocker Engman

Hometown

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Ralph Bozorth

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Activity During WWII

DURING WWII SHE WORKED IN NEW YORK CITY FOR THE BRITISH SECURITY COORDINATION, A COVERT ARM OF THE BRITISH SECRET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE. FOR 4 YEARS, SHE SUPERVISED A GROUP OF WOMEN WHO DECODED GERMAN AND JAPANESE MESSAGES. SHE RECEIVED A MEDAL FROM QUEEN ELIZABETH II IN BUCKINGHAM PALACE IN 1983 FOR HER WWII WORK AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO OTHER BRITISH CAUSES.