World War II Honoree

Lillian Elizabeth Wilson Billings

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Lake Kushaqua, New York

Honored By

Dover High School

ENLISTED IN THE U.S. NURSE CORPS IN 1942 AND SERVED AS A NURSE AT THE U.S. ARMY HOSPITAL ON GOVERNOR'S ISLAND UNTIL 1943, WHEN SHE WAS SENT OVERSEAS TO SERVE WITH THE 5TH ARMY HOSPITAL AWAITING THE INVASION OF EUROPE. SHE WAS SHIPPED TO FRANCE AS PART OF THE OPERATION OVERLOAD INVASION FORCE. SHE SERVED AS A SURGICAL AND ORTHOPEDIC NURSE IN EUROPE UNTIL HER RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY IN JANUARY 1946 WITH FOUR BATTLE STARS.