World War II Honoree

Delores R. Scott Poteet

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Davenport, Iowa

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1944. TRAINED AND SERVED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER IN NEW YORK; AT THE U.S. NAVAL HOSPITAL CORPS SCHOOL (WOMEN’S RESERVE), U.S. NAVAL HOSPITAL, NATIONAL NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER, BETHESDA, MARYLAND; AND AT THE U.S. NAVAL HOSPITAL, CORONA, CALIFORNIA, AS A MEMBER OF THE WOMEN ACCEPTED FOR VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERVICE (WAVES), THE WOMEN’S RESERVE OF THE U.S. NAVY. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RATING OF HOSPITAL APPRENTICE FIRST CLASS AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.