Hometown
Monticello, Iowa
Honored By
Daughter and Family
SHE WAS A SCHOOL TEACHER AT ONE POINT DURING WWII AT CASTLE GROVE #9 COUNTRY SCHOOL, MONTICELLO, IOWA. SHE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING THE RATION BOOKS IN THAT AREA. SHE LATER MOVED TO BURLINGTON, IOWA, AND WORKED FOR THE IOWA ORDNANCE PLANT, WHERE SHE DROVE A FORKLIFT TO LOAD 144MM SHELLS ONTO PALLETS TO BE SHIPPED INTO BATTLE.