World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Juliet M. D. Anton
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Dover, New Hampshire
Honored By
Joseph A. Michaud
GRADUATED FROM CARNEY HOSPITAL NURSING SCHOOL IN BOSTON IN 1944 AND ENLISTED IN THE U.S. AIR FORCE. STATIONED IN EUROPE IN 1946 AND ATTENDED THE NUREMBERG TRIALS AS A MILITARY OBSERVER. RECEIVED NUMEROUS DECORATIONS, INCLUDING THE PURPLE HEART AND BRONZE STAR. ALSO SERVED IN THE KOREAN AND VIETNAM WARS. LIVED IN MORE THAN TEN COUNTRIES DURING ACTIVE DUTY. PRESIDENT JOHNSON ACKNOWLEDGED HER ROLE IN SUPPORTING H.R. 5894, WHICH REMOVED RESTRICTIONS ON WOMEN IN THE MILITARY.