Waterloo Icon and World War II Vet Marcia Courbat Has Died
Marcia Courbat, a Waterloo icon and World War II veteran has passed away at age 98 according to Hagarty Waychoff Grarup Funeral Group. Courbat passed away on Saturday, January 16 at UnityPoint Health-Allen Hospital.
KWWL reports that during World War II, Courbat served in the Army Medical Corps. After the war she worked at A&P Grocery Store and John Deere in Waterloo. She retried in 1983, and was a life-time member of American Legion Post 138 in Waterloo. In addition, Courbat was a founding member of the Women’s Army Corps Veterans Association #98 and was also the founder of the Military Walk of Fame at Waterloo Memorial Hall.