Evelyn C. Martin-Johnson collection.

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Evelyn C. Martin-Johnson collection.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/759966796

The contents of this series include portraits of Evelyn and her mother, Margaret, military service certification from NPRC, Day of Honor memorabilia, a tribute to Evelyn on her retirement from Busch Gardens and a handwritten card and note accompanying donation to BECHS.

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8148172

Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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Legion Post 1780 (Buffalo, N.Y.)

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United States. Army. Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Martin-Johnson, Evelyn C.

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Mrs. Evelyn C. Martin-Johnson was born in 1920, in St. Louis, MO, and moved to Buffalo NY with her parents. She enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in both the U.S. Women's Auxiliary Army Corps and the Women's Army Corps from 1942-1946. She was assigned to the European Theater of Operations and stationed at Birmingham, England and Rouen, France. Mrs. Martin-Johnson rose to the rank of Staff Sergeant assigned with the 6888th Postal Delivery Unit while receiving the Army Good Conduct Medal, Women...

Women in Military Service for America Foundation (U.S.)

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The Women in Military Service for American Memorial Foundation (WIMSA) was founded to promote the building of a monument at the Arlington National Cemetery to honor all women who have served in the U. S. military. The site at the Ceremonial Entrance to the cemetery was approved in 1988. A design by Marion Gail Weiss and to restore and transform the gateway was approved in November. Ground was broken in 1995 and the memorial was opened to the public in October 1997. In Ja...