World War II Honoree

Hazel Elnora Cummings

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Pawnee, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE AND TRAINED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT THE WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS TRAINING CENTER AT DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA. INITIALLY SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE WAAC, AND THEN WITH THE WOMEN’S ARMY CORPS (WAC) WHEN IT REPLACED THE WAAC ON JULY 1, 1943. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER DURING THE WAR, INCLUDING IN AUSTRALIA, NEW GUINEA, AND OTHER ISLANDS IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AREA. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WOMEN’S ARMY CORPS SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1945 AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.