World War II Honoree

Mary Ross Flowers

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Montgomery, Alabama

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. ASSIGNED AS AN ENSIGN TO THE NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL FOR YEOMAN AT OKLAHOMA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE IN STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA. THE SCHOOL WAS THE LARGEST OF FIVE OTHER SUCH SCHOOLS ACROSS THE NATION AND GRADUATED AND SENT SEVERAL THOUSAND RATED YEOMEN TO SHORE ASSIGNMENTS IN THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF THE PROGRAM. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.