World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Roseanna Paris
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
L'anse, Michigan
Relationship
Self
TOOK ARMY BASIC TRAINING AT CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE AND IMMEDIATELY TRANSFERRED TO THE ARMY AIR CORPS. ASSIGNED FOR DUTY AS A MEDIC IN THE BASE HOSPITAL AT ELGIN FIELD, FLORIDA. EVEN THOUGH NOT A REGISTERED NURSE, SHE PERFORMED MANY DUTIES REQUIRED OF NURSES SUCH AS GIVING INOCULATIONS AND ASSISTING IN SURGERIES IN THE OPERATING ROOMS.