World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Dorothea M. Daley
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Hamilton, Missouri
Honored By
Ralph Bozorth
SHE WAS AN ARMY NURSE ASSIGNED TO VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN AND AROUND MANILA INCLUDING LUZON, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS WHEN THE JAPANESE ATTACKED DECEMBER 8, 1941. JANUARY 1942, SHE WAS TRANSFERRED TO BATAAN AND APRIL 1942 SHE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE ISLAND OF CORREGIDOR. DURING THESE TIMES AND UNDER DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS SHE TREATED HER PATIENTS WHILE UNDER THE CONSTANT ATTACK BY THE JAPANESE. SHE WAS EVACUATED FROM CORREGIDOR APRIL 29, 1942 BY A PBY AND ARRIVED SAFELY IN AUSTRALIA.