World War II Honoree

Dorothy Richards Wilson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Her Children, Grandchildren & Sister

CAPTAIN IN THE U.S. ARMY NURSE CORPS. TRAINED AT DON-CE-SAR HOSPITAL IN SAINT PETERSBURG, FLORIDA. WAS 1 OF 7 NURSES SELECTED TO OPEN NEW HOSPITAL AT DERIDDER AIR FORCE BASE IN DERIDDER, LOUISIANA. DECEMBER 1944, SAILED FROM BOSTON TO SOUTH HAMPTON, ENGLAND, CROSSED ENGLISH CHANNEL TO ETRETAT, FRANCE. SERVED WITH THE 173RD GENERAL HOSPITAL IN EUROPEAN THEATER IN FRANCE AND WAS TEMPORARILY ASSIGNED TO DETACHED DUTY AT A CIVILIAN HOSPITAL IN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, ALL AS PART OF GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON’S 3RD ARMY CORPS. MEDALS: AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS MEDAL. SERVED MARCH 1943 TO JANUARY 1946.