World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Mary Carmel Chiarelli Helms
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Ashtabula, Ohio
Honored By
Carol Hoeprich and John Hagstrom
Relationship
Niece and Nephew
SERVED AS ONE OF THE FIRST WOMEN IN THE FIRST DIVISIONS OF THE WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS ENLISTING IN 1941. ACHIEVED THE RANK OF SERGEANT MAJOR. SERVED IN MEDICAL HOSPITALS DURING WWII. LATER SERVED IN PANAMA AND RETIRED FROM THE ARMY AFTER YEARS OF TRAINING RECRUITS.