World War II Honoree
Civilian on the Home Front
Mary Jean McCarty Gist
Hometown
Helena, Arkansas
Honored By
Sheila Parsley Young
Relationship
Family Friend
DURING WWII SHE SERVED AS A SECRETARY TO THE BRITISH DEPARTMENT AT THE PENTAGON IN WASHINGTON, D.C. WHERE SHE OBSERVED WINSTON CHURCHILL AT WORK AND LEARNED THE FORMALITIES OF BRITISH TEA SERVICE.