World War II Honoree

Katharine Ida Lahr Hill

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Flushing, New York

Honored By

Kathryn Hill Wade

Relationship

Daughter

SHE WAS A REGISTERED NURSE AND COLLEGE GRADUATE WHO VOLUNTEERED TO BE AN ARMY MASH NURSE. SHE WAS TRAINED FOR FIELD HOSPITALS AT CAMP BOWIE, TEXAS. AS HER UNIT WAS BEING SHIPPED TO OKINAWA FOR THE INVASION OF JAPAN, V-J DAY OCCURRED. THEY WERE THEN SHIPPED BACK TO THE USA AND ACROSS THE CONTINENT TO THE EAST COAST. AS THEY PREPARED TO SHIP TO EUROPE FOR THE FRONT IN GERMANY, V-E DAY OCCURRED. SHE SERVED IN AN ARMY HOSPITAL WHERE SHE ALSO TREATED GERMAN PRISONERS OF WAR.