Laura M Young

Branch of Service or Wartime Activity: WAAC , WAC
Enlisted
Service dates: 1942 to 1946
Highest Rank: Private First Class
Unit, Division, Battalion, Group, Ship, etc. WAAC - 501st Operations Company, WAC Detachment was 1st bomb division, 1st Marine Airwing, 8th Air Force
War, operation, or conflict served in: World War II
Locations of service: Ft. Des Monies, Iowa, Ft. Brady Sault Ste. Marie, Tampa Florida, Ft. Oglethorpe GA, Huntington, England, Weisbaden Germany
Battles/Campaigns: WWII - Arrived in England June 5, 1944. (I went almost directly to teletype section to send out orders for bombers + fighter groups for D-Day)
Special duties / highlights / achievements: The first night I was in England we went to teletype Section and began sending out orders to bombers + fighter groups (found out next day was D-Day)
Was the veteran a prisoner of war? No
Did the veteran sustain combat or service-related injuries? No
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