World War II Honoree

Daisy Winifred Radley Fudge

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Saint Louis, Missouri

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

SHE AND HER OTHER FOUR SIBLINGS ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE TO SERVE THEIR COUNTRY DURING THE WAR. SHE JOINED THE U.S. ARMY. SERVED INITIALLY AS A MEMBER OF THE WOMEN'S ARMY AUXILIARY CORPS (WAAC) WHICH BECAME THE WOMEN’S ARMY CORPS (WAC) IN THE REGULAR ARMY IN 1943. SHE WAS STATIONED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER DURING THE WAR. HER HUSBAND WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS IN 1945. SHE FULFILLED HER MILITARY COMMITMENT AFTER HIS DEATH AND UNTIL THE WAR ENDED. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WOMEN’S ARMY CORPS SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.