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World War II Honoree

Civilian on the Home Front

Margaret L. 'Marge' Knowles Munson

Hometown

Macomb, Illinois

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SHE HAD 2 BROTHERS AND HER HUSBAND WHO SERVED IN THE MILITARY DURING THE WAR. AFTER TAKING A CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION, SHE WORKED INITIALLY AS A CLERK-TYPIST AND THEN AS A CLERK-STENOGRAPHER AT CAMP ELLIS AT TABLE GROVE, ILLINOIS. LATER, WORKED AT CAMP GRANT AT ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS IN CHARGE OF THE WAR BONDS DEPARTMENT, WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS DEPLOYED OVERSEAS TO EUROPE.