World War II Honoree

Laura Ball

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

N. Syracuse, New York

Honored By

Katherine Flynn Nolan

Relationship

3rd Platoon Nurse

SECOND LIEUTENANT IN THE 3RD PLATOON, 53RD FIELD HOSPITAL. LANDED AT NORMANDY'S UTAH BEACH IN JULY 1944, A MONTH AFTER D-DAY. SHE WAS AN ARMY COMBAT NURSE. CARED FOR U.S. AND GERMAN SOLDIERS, AS WELL AS CONCENTRATION CAMP SURVIVORS. SERVED IN THE NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES (BATTLE OF THE BULGE), RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATRE MEDAL WITH FIVE CAMPAIGN STARS, AMERICAN THEATRE MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.