World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Anita Heide Wappler
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
RECEIVED HER NURSING DIPLOMA FROM SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL IN MOUNT CLEMENS, MICHIGAN ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1941. SUBSEQUENTLY ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE AND SERVED AS AN ARMY NURSE OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER DURING THE WAR. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.