World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Letha Polster Hardin
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
St. Louis, Missouri
Honored By
Kathleen Cormack
AFTER GRADUATION FROM WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING IN FEBRUARY 1945, ENTERED THE U. S. ARMY NURSE CORPS. STATIONED AT O'RIELLY GENERAL HOSPITAL IN SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, THEN TRANSFERRED OVERSEAS TO THE 6TH FIELD HOSPITAL IN STOCKBRIDGE, ENGLAND. FROM THERE SHE RECEIVED ORDERS TO THE 250TH STATION HOSPITAL IN REGENSBURG, GERMANY WHERE SHE REMAINED UNTIL 1946 AND RETURNED TO THE STATES.