World War II Honoree

Helen Wenzel

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Cincinnati, Ohio

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

SERVED DURING THE WAR IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AS A MEMBER OF THE WOMEN ACCEPTED FOR VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERVICE (WAVES), THE WOMEN’S RESERVE OF THE U.S. NAVY. COMPLETED BOOT CAMP TRAINING AT CEDAR FALLS, IOWA, AND MEDICAL TRAINING AT THE NAVAL HOSPITAL AT BETHESDA, MARYLAND. ASSIGNED TO THE NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOLS AT OKLAHOMA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE (OAMC) IN STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA IN MAY, 1943. SERVED AS A PHARMACIST'S MATE THIRD CLASS ON THE OAMC MEDICAL DETACHMENT STAFF PROVIDING MEDICAL SERVICES TO ASSIGNED MILITARY PERSONNEL. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RATING OF PHARMACIST'S MATE AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.