World War II Honoree

Dorothy Lorena Spears Armstrong

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Clinton, Oklahoma

Honored By

Kathleen Cormack

Relationship

Friend

VOLUNTEERED FOR THE U.S. ARMY NURSE CORPS IN THE FALL OF 1942. STATIONED AT SEVERAL STATESIDE HOSPITALS AND THEN TRANSFERRED TO THE 110TH EVACUATION HOSPITAL, WHERE SHE SPECIALIZED IN OPERATING ROOM TRAINING. JOINED UP WITH THE 3RD ARMY SEVERAL DAYS AFTER D-DAY, AND FOR THE NEXT 17 MONTHS MOVED WITH THE HOSPITAL 15 TIMES AS THE FRONT LINES CHANGED. EARNED 4 BATTLE STARS ON HER EUROPEAN THEATER RIBBON.