When a young farm girl from Milton, Vermont, decided to serve her country during World War II by joining the WAVES her parents received a letter from the Navy.
The letter, dated 11 August 1944, congratulated them on their daughterâs service, and assured them that she would be cared for and âprotectedâ in every way possible while serving in the Navy.
âOur young women in the service will live normal, well-regulated lives with ample sleep and excellent food,â the letter went on to say. âThey will have every possible opportunity to attend the churches of their choice and to participate in the activities of the communities where they are stationed.â(tncms-asset)c28c77b6-5c2f-11eb-a022-00163ec2aa77[0](/tncms-asset)
Waterloo code girl, breaks silence on WWII service before turning 100
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Robert (“Bob”) Arthur Schoonover died December 13 of cardiac arrest at Newport Hospital having been diagnosed with bladder cancer November 18. Bob was born January 2, 1949 at Aiea Medical Center, Territory of Hawaii. His father Donald Leroy Schoonover, originally from Los Angeles, California, was flying the Berlin Airlift at the time of his birth. Bob’s mother Hazel Marie Farris of Eastport, Maine, served as a WAVE (Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service) until her marriage to then Lieutenant Commander Donald Schoonover.
After Bob’s dad retired from the Navy, the family moved to Chico, California where Bob attended high school and ran cross-country and track, setting several records. He then attended Occidental College on an athletic scholarship where he continued to excel in those sports. Some of his competitive running highlights were placing 5th as an All-American cross-country runner in the 1968 national championships, setting the Occidental record in the 3-mile
WWII Navy vet marks 100 years
Likely county s oldest female veteran
ROSA SALTER RODRIGUEZ | The Journal Gazette
Today is a big day for Lucille Capobianco Clarke, and not just because it s Christmas.
It s also the day the Navy veteran celebrates her 100th birthday – as likely the oldest Allen County woman to have served in World War II.
Fort Wayne area author Kaylene Reusser, who struck up a friendship with Clarke a few years ago and has told the woman s wartime story in a book – which includes interviews with several other area World War II veterans as well – said she can t be sure Clarke is the oldest.
Remembering Dot and Joe Dunleavy
Goshen. It was love at first for these young people from Queens, but it was in Goshen where they raised their family and left their marks. | 22 Dec 2020 | 12:49 Dorothy Ann Zimmer and Joseph T. Dunlevy on their wedding day on May 15, 1943, in Queens. Photos provided by the Dunleavy family. Joseph Dunlevy was assigned to this Coast Guard cutter, the U.S.S. Spencer, that cleared the way through the North Atlantic for large ships that brought equipment to Europe. The U.S.S. Spencer was recently retired. The Joseph T. Dunlevy family in 1968. From left to right, Eileen, Patricia, Brian, Michele, Dorothy, Joseph, Kathleen and Janice.
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