World War II Honoree

Marcella Ann Czajkowski Pascucci

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Saint Louis, Missouri

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

RECEIVED HER DIPLOMA IN NURSING FROM SAINT JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL IN ALTON, ILLINOIS IN 1941. WORKED AS AN OPERATING NURSE AT SAINT ANTHONY'S HOSPITAL IN SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI FOR THREE YEARS UNTIL ENTERING U.S. ARMY SERVICE IN 1944. SERVED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER DURING THE WAR. COMMISSIONED A SECOND LIEUTENANT IN THE ARMY NURSE CORPS AT O'REILLY GENERAL HOSPITAL IN SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI. TOOK CARE OF GERMAN AND ITALIAN PRISONERS OF WAR AT COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.