Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1943. SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE WOMEN’S ARMY CORPS (WAC) IN THE AMERICAN THEATER DURING THE WAR. SHE JOINED THE ARMY SIGNAL CORPS AND WORKED ON B-17 'FLYING FORTRESS' HEAVY BOMBER AIRCRAFT WHILE STATIONED AT AN AIR BASE IN LOUISIANA. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WOMEN’S ARMY CORPS SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.