World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Elsie (Finch) Hartmann
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Dansville, New York
Honored By
RMCS M.J. Lynett USN (Ret)
Relationship
Fellow Veteran
In 1943 enlisted with the United States Marines as one of only the second group of women to do so. Joined the Marines to become a mechanic but because of her secretarial background she was sent to Arlington, Virginia to work at Marine Headquarters. She was discharged with the rank of Sergeant at the end of WWII.