World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Rosemary 'Ro' Queenan Cawley
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Newark, New Jersey
Honored By
Grateful American
SERVED AS AN ARMY NURSE IN THE 9TH ARMY EVACUATION HOSPITAL AT ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL. ALSO SERVED IN NORTH AFRICA AND EUROPE IN CAMPAIGNS TO LIBERATE NORTH AFRICA, SICILY AND THE ITALIAN PENINSULA. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, MERITORIOUS SERVICE UNIT PLAQUE, TUNISIA CAMPAIGN, NAPLES-FOGGIA CAMPAIGN, ROME-ARNO CAMPAIGN, SOUTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. DISCHARGED WITH THE RANK OF CAPTAIN IN 1946.