Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Lawrence, Kansas
Honored By
A Grateful American
AFTER GRADUATING FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS AND AFTER RECEIVING A MASTER'S DEGREE FROM TULSA UNIVERSITY, SHE JOINED THE UNITED STATES ARMY AFTER THE BOMBING OF PEARL HARBOR. BECAME PROFICIENT AS A TELETYPE OPERATOR SERVING IN TUNIS, THEN ALGIERS AND BARI, ITALY.