World War II Honoree

Rosalind M. Jones Banks

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Shawnee, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

SERVED DURING THE WAR IN THE AMERICAN AREA AS A MEMBER OF THE WOMEN ACCEPTED FOR VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERVICE (WAVES), THE WOMEN’S RESERVE OF THE U.S. NAVY. SHE WAS THE FIRST WOMAN FROM OKLAHOMA TO BE ACCEPTED FOR WAVES SERVICE AFTER THE WAVES WERE ESTABLISHED ON JULY 30, 1942. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM THE U.S. NAVAL RESERVE WITH THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.