World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Therese Desmarie Hinterlang
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Honored By
Randall S. McDaniel
SERVED WITH THE U.S. ARMY NURSE CORPS, TRAINED AS A NURSE ANESTHETIST. IN OCTOBER 1944 SHE WAS SENT TO THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AS A PART OF GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR'S INVASION FORCE WHERE SHE WORKED IN A MASH-TYPE SURGICAL UNIT ON THE ISLAND OF LUZON.