World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Mary Frances Danaher
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
St. Joseph, Missouri
Honored By
Gary H. Griggs
Relationship
Son
SERGEANT. ENLISTED IN JUNE 1943 AT KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. BOOT CAMP AT CAMP LEJEUNE, NEW RIVER, NORTH CAROLINA, AUGUST 1943. MARINE CORPS RADIO SCHOOL, MIAMI UNIVERSITY AT OXFORD, OHIO FROM SEPTEMBER 1943 TO FEBRUARY 1944. CLASSIFIED AS 776 (RADIO OPERATOR) AND 213 (STENO). DUTY STATION: CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, C COMPANY, FEBRUARY 1944. SERVED IN RADAR MODIFICATION OFFICE, BROWN FIELD, U.S. MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, QUANTICO, VIRGINIA AS STENOGRAPHER, MAY 1944. REPORTED TO MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, EAGLE MOUNTAIN LAKE, TEXAS, DECEMBER 12, 1944, ASSIGNED TO COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE AS RADIO OPERATOR AND SPECIALIST 223 TWX (TELETYPE OPERATOR). HONORABLY DISCHARGED NOVEMBER 2, 1945. AWARDED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.