World War II Honoree

Ethel I. 'Mo' Spencer Hughes Chinn

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

St. Joseph, Missouri

Honored By

Daniel Richetts

Relationship

Great Nephew

YEOMAN FIRST CLASS. JOINED THE WAVES (WOMEN ACCEPTED FOR VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERVICE) ON OCTOBER 7, 1942 TO DO HER PART IN THE WAR EFFORT. SHE TRAINED AT THE NAVY TRAINING SCHOOL IN STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA; SERVED ON THE STAFF OF THE FIRST VICE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS (VADM FREDERICK HORNE), NAVY YARD, WASHINGTON, D.C. SHE FINISHED HER SERVICE WITH THE NAVAL COMPUTING MACHINE LABORATORY; DAYTON, OHIO. IN NOVEMBER 1943, SHE WAS COMMENDED FOR HER WORK BY VADM HORNE. IN 1944, SHE WAS COMMENDED FOR HER WORK BY THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF, PACIFIC FLEET AND THE COMMANDER SOUTH PACIFIC. FOR MERITORIOUS CONDUCT, SHE WAS AWARDED THE NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION RIBBON, BY THE U.S. NAVAL COMMUNICATION INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION. SHE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON SEPTEMBER 15, 1945.