April, 2008
Featured Veteran
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Grace Frances Thorpe
Indian Name: No Ten O Quah - Wind Woman
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Branch of Service:
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Women's Auxiliary Army Corp
WAAC - Women's Regular Army
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Era:
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WWII
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Units Served:
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Served Many Different Companies
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MOS:
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Recruiting, Medical Supply,
Ordinance Intake, Clerical
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Medals:
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Good Conduct
WWII Victory Medal
Asiatic - Pacific Campaign Medal
- Bronze Star
Women's Army Corp Service Medal
WWII Honorable Service Lapel Button
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Grace Thorpe passed away April 1, 2008 at the Claremore Veterans Hospital in
Claremore, Oklahoma.
America's Veterans wishes to thank Gracie for her unwavering support of
veterans and for her activisim against Nuclear Waste on Indian lands. She
will truly be missed.
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Photographs by Peggy Fontenot
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