World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Virginia Lee Bertelsen
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Tarpon Springs, Florida
Honored By
A Grateful American
SHE JOINED THE ARMY AND SERVED WITH THE NURSE CORPS AS A LIEUTENANT, SAW ACTION IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. SHE WAS STATIONED ON TINIAN ISLAND WHEN THE B-29 BOMBER 'ENOLA GAY' DEPARTED ON IT'S MISSION.