World War II Honoree

Victoria 'Vici' Pawloski Dragoiu

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Wisconsin

Honored By

NSCD XVII Century, Timucua Chapter, FL

SHE LEARNED THAT THE ARMY NEEDED NURSES AND IN 1942 JOINED THE ARMY NURSE CORPS. WHILE THERE, SHE WAS CHOSEN TO ATTEND AIR EVACUATION SCHOOL AND GRADUATED WITH ONE OF THE FIRST GROUPS OF NURSES TO BECOME FLIGHT NURSES IN THE ARMY. HER ASSIGNMENTS WERE TO FLY TO ASIATIC-PACIFIC ISLANDS TO PICK-UP WOUNDED SOLDIERS AND DELIVER, SUPERVISE CARE TO THEM ABOARD CARGO PLANES TO THE U.S. ARMY HOSPITAL IN HAWAII.