World War II Honoree

Dorothy E. Crum

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Baltimore, Maryland

Honored By

Gene Black

Relationship

Freind

SHE ENLISTED IN THE WOMEN'S ARMY AUXILIARY CORPS ON MARCH 9 1943. AFTER THEY WERE CONVERTED TO THE REGULAR ARMY SHE WAS INDUCTED ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1943. SHE DEPARTED THE UNITED STATES ON JUNE 29, 1944 FROM NORFOLK, VIRGINIA ABOARD THE TROOP TRANSPORT USS GENERAL A. E ANDERSON BOUND FOR BOMBAY AND ARRIVED ON AUGUST 7TH. SHE ATTAINED THE RANK OF SERGEANT AND SERVED AT HASTINGS AIR BASE HEADQUARTERS OF THE U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE IN THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER OF OPERATIONS. SHE RECEIVED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC SERVICE MEDAL, WWII VICTORY RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN SERVICE MEDAL AND THE WOMEN'S ARMY AUXILIARY CORPS SERVICE RIBBON. SHE WAS SEPARATED FROM SERVICE ON NOVEMBER 7, 1945 AT THE SEPARATION CENTER IN FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY.