World War II Honoree

Martha Settle Putney

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Norristown, Pennsylvania

Honored By

William Putney, Sr. & William Putney, Jr.

Relationship

Husband & Son

SHE JOINED THE WOMEN’S ARMY AUXILIARY CORPS (WAAC) IN FEBRUARY 1943, TOOK BASIC TRAINING AT FORT DES MOINES, IOWA, SPENT TWO WEEKS IN ADMINISTRATION SCHOOL IN IOWA AND ATTENDED OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL (OCS). SHE WAS THEN ASSIGNED TO A BASIC TRAINING COMPANY UPON COMPLETION OF OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL (OCS) AND SENT TO ADJUTANT GENERAL SCHOOL AS A STUDENT IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. UPON COMPLETION OF ADJUTANT GENERAL SCHOOL, SHE WAS PROMOTED TO FIRST LIEUTENANT AND WAS ASSIGNED AS A TROOP COMMANDER OF A COMPANY OF WOMEN SENT FROM FORT DES MOINES TO THEIR FIRST ASSIGNMENT AT MIDLAND ARMY AIR BASE IN MIDLAND, TEXAS. SHE RETURNED TO FORT DES MOINES, IOWA AND WAS ASSIGNED TO TEACH WOMEN IN THE SPECIAL TRAINING UNIT. LATER SHE WAS ASSIGNED AS COMMANDING OFFICER OF A WOMEN’S ARMY CORPS HOSPITAL COMPANY AT GARDNER GENERAL HOSPITAL IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. BECAUSE OF THE DEACTIVATION OF WOMEN’S ARMY CORPS HOSPITAL COMPANY IN JUNE 1946, SHE REQUESTED AND WAS GRANTED A DISCHARGE FROM THE CORPS IN DECEMBER 1946, AFTER A BRIEF TOUR AT FORT CUSTER, MICHIGAN. SHE WAS AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.