World War II Honoree

Lois Jeanne Conner Edde

Hometown

Bartlesville, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

SHE ACCOMPANIED HER HUSBAND, WHO WAS A SERVING OFFICER IN THE U.S. ARMY, TO A NUMBER OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN THE AMERICAN THEATER, INCLUDING TO FORT BELVOIR AT ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA. SHE WORKED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN WASHINGTON, D.C., INITIALLY AS A SECRETARY. HER CHEMISTRY DEGREE GAINED A PROMOTION TO BECOME THE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO THE COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION OF THE DEPARTMENT. SHE DEALT WITH LARGE COMPANIES SUCH AS COLGATE, AND OTHER CORPORATIONS THAT USED OIL PRODUCTS AND DERIVATIVES. MUCH OF THAT PRODUCT WAS IMPORTED AND NEEDED TO BE ALLOCATED, TO EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY USE AVAILABLE TRANSPORTATION. SHE PRIMARILY WROTE CONTRACTS FOR THE ACQUISITION, SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF THESE PRECIOUS OILS.