World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Bertha Jean Jean Hoadley
Branch of Service
U.S. Merchant Marine
Hometown
Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania
Honored By
John Peterson
IN 1943, SHE JOINED THE MARINE CORPS, WHERE SHE WAS ASSIGNED TO ASSEMBLY AND REPAIR IN THE SMALL ARMS DEPARTMENT AT CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA. SHE MAINTAINED AIRCRAFT MACHINE GUNS AND ATTAINED THE RANK OF CORPORAL.