World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Mary Elizabeth Choate Poorman
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Pittsburg County, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
VOLUNTEERED FOR THE WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS (WAC) AND WAS SELECTED FOR OFFICER TRAINING. GRADUATED FROM OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL FOR WAC MEMBERS AT FORT DES MOINES, IOWA AND WAS COMMISSIONED A SECOND LIEUTENANT. SERVED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER. AWARDED THE WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. CONTINUED IN ARMY RESERVE SERVICE AFTER THE WAR UNTIL HER RETIREMENT WITH THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL.