Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Alhambra, California
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SHE AND HER SISTER JOINED THE U.S. NAVY IN 1943. SERVED DURING THE WAR, INCLUDING IN THE AMERICAN THEATER 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 AFTER THE END OF THE WAR AND WAS ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.