| 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 |