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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Virginia C. Barnes

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Honolulu, Hawaii

Honored By

Pearl Thomas

Activity During WWII

In 1942, she joined the U.S. Navy Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) and moved to Washington, D.C., where she worked as a General’s lead assistant during the war.