World War II Honoree
Served Their Country
Kathleen Lanier Harriman
Hometown
New York City, New York
Honored By
Pearl Thomas
She was a war correspondent for Newsweek and Hearst's International News Service. Her Father was appointed Ambassador to Russia in 1943. She accompanied her father to Moscow and worked for the Office of War Information. She and 11 other correspondents covered the exhumation of mass graves at Katyn, Russia of Polish officers.