World War II Honoree

Eleanor F. Florio

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Central Islip, New York

Honored By

Michael McTiernan

On June 8, 1943, she enlisted in the nurse Corps of the U.S. Navy and was assigned to the Naval Hospital at St. Albans, Long Island New York. She was filmed in the picture Navy Nurse at Long Beach, California. She remained in service after the war.