World War II Honoree

Margaret Ann Wood

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Hubbardston, Michigan

Honored By

C. McCabe

ENLISTED AS A UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN NURSE AFTER PEARL HARBOR, COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING IN KENTUCKY. ASSIGNED TO THE 817TH MEDICAL AIR EVACUATION SQUADRON FOR 3 YEARS, RECEIVED HER WINGS FROM FLIGHT NURSING SCHOOL, FLEW 120 MISSIONS TO FRANCE, GERMANY AND AZORES WHEN STATIONED IN ENGLAND. ALSO FLEW MILITARY TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHTS WITH FRANK SINATRA AND IRVING BERLIN. CHOSEN BY U.S. GOVERNMENT TO BE PART OF A MILITARY GOODWILL TOUR TO SWITZERLAND IN 1945.