World War II Honoree

Bettejo Kitt Murphy

Hometown

Stockton, California

Honored By

David and Susan Murphy

Relationship

Son and Daughter-in-Law

SHE BELONGED TO THE WADCA, WOMEN'S AMBULANCE AND DEFENSE CORPS OF AMERICA IN 1942. THE ORGANIZATION WAS CREATED IN LOS ANGELES AND MEMBERS WERE QUALIFIED IN ADVANCED FIRST AID AND INFANTRY DRILL. THEY HAD UNIFORMS AND, IN THE STOCKTON UNIT, THEY WERE DRILLED ONCE A WEEK AT A LOCAL WAREHOUSE. ARMY MILITARY MEN, STATIONED IN STOCKTON, WERE ASSIGNED TO INSTRUCT THEM IN DRILL.