World War II Honoree

Jeanne Caldwell Stiles Williamson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

A Grateful American

JOINED THE WAVES (WOMEN ACCEPTED FOR VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERVICE) IN 1942 AND TRAINED AT SMITH COLLEGE. ASSIGNED TO THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS, WASHINGTON, D.C. TO THE CRYPTOLOGY SECTION. HAND DELIVERED DECODED MESSAGES UNDER ARMED GUARD TO THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. LATER WAS ASSIGNED TO THE RADIO STATION AT WAHIAWA, OAHU, HAWAII.