World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Gertrude M. Killgallon Crowley
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Chicago, Illinois
Honored By
C. McCabe
ENTERED SERVICE 1942. BOOT CAMP AT NEW RIVER, NORTH CAROLINA. OFFICIAL ASSIGNMENT IN D.C. MARINE INSTITUTE WHERE SHE CORRECTED SOLDIER'S SCHOOL PAPERS IN THEIR EFFORT TO EARN A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA WHILE SERVING OVERSEAS. TRANSFERRED TO SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA TO LEARN AIRCRAFT REPAIR WHERE SHE DROVE TRUCKS, AND PAINTED MURALS ON OFFICER CLUB WALLS. REQUESTED TRANSFER TO GUAM, BUT WWII ENDED BEFORE THAT HAPPENED.