World War II Honoree

Mary Patricia Foran

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Trenton, New Jersey

Honored By

A Grateful American

SHE ENLISTED IN THE NAVY AND COMPLETED OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL TRAINING AT SMITH COLLEGE IN NEW YORK CITY AND WAS COMMISSIONED AS AN ENSIGN IN 1943. SHE WAS ASSIGNED TO TEACH OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL CLASSES AT THE NAVAL TRAINING CENTER IN CEDAR FALLS, IOWA, WHERE SHE TAUGHT FOR 1-1/2 YEARS. SHE WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE AND ASSIGNED TO THE BUREAU OF PERSONNEL IN WASHINGTON, D.C.