World War II Honoree
Civilian on the Home Front
Carmen E. Brogdon Clapsaddle
Hometown
Gentry, Arkansas
Honored By
Ladies Auxiliary Military Order of the Purple Heart, Tulsa Unit 589
SHE ATTENDED NURSE'S SCHOOL AT MORNINGSIDE HOSPITAL IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA. AFTER GRADUATION AS A REGISTERED NURSE, SHE WORKED FOR THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA. AFTER HER HUSBAND WAS DRAFTED TO SERVE IN WWII, SHE WENT WITH HIM TO SAN FRANCISCO, WHERE SHE WORKED AS AN REGISTERED NURSE AT THE RED CROSS BLOOD BANK UNTIL THE END OF THE WAR.