World War II Honoree

Lee Rutherford Williams Hearn

Hometown

Terlton, Pawnee County, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

WORKED FOR TWO YEARS AS AN INSTRUCTOR FOR THE U.S. NAVY WAVES TRAINING PROGRAM AT OKLAHOMA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE (OAMC) IN STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA DURING THE WAR. THE WAVES (WOMEN ACCEPTED FOR VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERVICE), WAS THE WOMEN’S RESERVE OF THE U.S. NAVY. OAMC WAS ONE OF THE NAVY'S FOREMOST WOMEN'S TRAINING FACILITIES, TRAINING LARGE NUMBERS IN A VARIETY OF SPECIALTIES.