World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Mildred Fleming Austin
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Copenhagen, New York
Honored By
James McGowan
Relationship
Grandson
ENTERED THE ARMY NURSE CORPS ON DECEMBER 1, 1943. AFTER BASIC TRAINING IN TAMPA, FLORIDA AND CAMP BARKELEY, TEXAS, SHE LEFT SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, ON THANKSGIVING DAY IN 1944 FOR INDIA AND WAS STATIONED AT VARIOUS HOSPITALS ALONG THE LEDO-BURMA ROAD.