World War II Honoree

Dorothy Evelyn Teters Cypert

Hometown

Los Angeles, California

Honored By

James R. W. Cypert

Relationship

Son

A VOLUNTEER AT THE HOLLYWOOD CANTEEN WHICH PROVIDED A 'HOME AWAY FROM HOME' FOR SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN DURING THE WAR YEARS. SHE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN A VARIETY OF PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAMS IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA AIMED AT RAISING FUNDS FOR THE WAR EFFORT. SHE KEPT OLD GLORY FLYING IN FRONT OF HER HOME, KEPT HER LIGHTS OUT AND WINDOWS COVERED DURING AIR RAID DRILLS, WAS INVOLVED IN FINDING AND DONATING METAL FOR SCRAP METAL DRIVES, BUYING AND PROMOTING WAR BONDS, ORGANIZING AND ATTENDING COMMUNITY EVENTS AIMED AT ENCOURAGING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO GET INVOLVED IN SUPPORTING THE WAR EFFORT, TURNED IN HER SILK STOCKINGS FOR PARACHUTE MATERIAL, RAISED A VICTORY GARDEN, DONATED BLOOD, SENT CARE PACKAGES TO SOLDIERS, MARINES AND SAILORS STATESIDE AND OVERSEAS. SHE ALSO SERVED AS A VOLUNTEER IN THE MATERNITY WARD AT THE LONG BEACH NAVAL HOSPITAL.