World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ruth Arlene Eyler Wassell
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Perkins, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE AFTER GRADUATING FROM NURSING SCHOOL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA IN NORMAN, OKLAHOMA IN 1941. COMMISSIONED A SECOND LIEUTENANT IN THE ARMY NURSE CORPS AND SERVED AS A REGISTERED NURSE IN THE AMERICAN THEATER IN THE MOJAVE DESERT FROM 1942-45. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.