World War II Honoree

Alice Hargreaves Fay

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Long Island, New York

Honored By

Michael Lynett

JOINED THE ARMY NURSE CORPS AS A 19-YEAR-OLD IN 1939, THE SAME YEAR THAT WWII BEGAN IN EUROPE. FIRST DEPLOYED TO ENGLAND IN 1944. SHE CARED FOR CASUALTIES FROM THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND LATER WORKED IN HOSPITALS IN FRANCE AND GERMANY SERVING AS 1ST LIEUTENANT, BUT SHE DID NOT RECEIVE THREE MILITARY AWARDS THAT SHE HAD EARNED UNTIL MONDAY JUNE 20, 2011 WHEN SHE WAS AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH BRONZE SERVICE STAR, THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND AN HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.