Woman Veteran

Kimberly Davis served with 528th Sustainment Brigade Special Operations and was stationed in Colombia, Puerto Rico, Kenya, Bosnia, Kosovo and Thailand.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Women’s Army Corps Veteran Helen Horvath. Helen served during World War II from 1943 to 1946.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Coast Guard Veteran Olivia Hooker. Olivia served from 1945-1946 and was one of the last surviving members of Tulsa Race Riots.

In April of 1943, Irma Dryden was assigned to the Tuskegee Air Base hospital in Alabama to support the pilots of the Tuskegee Experiment.

Inspired by her father’s service as a submarine sailor, Jeanne Bartelt joined the Marines believing it to be the best service.

Bleysin Welch served as a liaison officer facilitating logistical communication between the 10th CSH in Fort Carson and the 10th CHS in Iraq.

Marie Chandler enlisted in the Army in Feb 2000 and was assigned to HHC 70th Engineers, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armor Division out of Fort Riley, Kansas.

Lucille Espey-Francis served three years of active duty and six years of reserve in the 1980s within the Judge Advocate General’s Corps.

Pat McClurkin was commissioned as an officer in the Medical Corps. During her enlistment, Pat served at Walter Reed Medical Center

After completing officer training at Maxwell Air Force Base, Evelyn Dove-Coleman was licensed by US Court of Military Appeals as a Judge Advocate General.

During her service, Janet Chin became interested in advocating for children and founded the M. Janet Chin Youth Foundation in the Rosemead community.

Raye Montague's story was recounted in the film, Hidden Figures, which describes the vital roles African American women played in the NASA space program.