Armstrong, Helen Louise
1923 - 1967 (44 years)
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Name Armstrong, Helen Louise Birth 30 Apr 1923 [1] Gender Female Reference Number ARMS.H001 _FGRAVE 22080621 Military Service World War II, Yeoman Third Class, United States Navy Reserves [1, 2] - Enlisted and entered active service as an Apprentice Seaman on October 6, 1943 in her hometown. U.S. assignments included Naval Training Station (Women's Reserve) Bronx, New York; Dispatch Cable Censor Miami, Florida; 7th Naval District, Miami, Florida; Naval Training Station (Tactical Radar), Hollywood Florida; Personnel Separation Center (Women's Reserve) Balboa Park, San Francisco, California; Dispatch Staff Headquarters, 12th Naval District, San Francisco, California. Earned The American Campaign Medal and The WWII Victory Medal and was commended by commanding officer for conscientious and outstanding performance of duty. Honorably discharged as a Yeoman 3rd Class on August 26, 1946 at the Separation Unit, Balboa Park, San Francisco, California.
(This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.)
Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1947032
The Bronx Apprentice Seaman (AS), United States Navy, World War II
The piping for this rating was worn on the right shoulder
Source: https://www.uniform-reference.net/insignia/insignia_index.html
Miami, Florida 
American Campaign Medal, United States Military Balboa Park, San Francisco 
Military Service Ribbons, Armstrong, Helen Louise (1923-1967)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
Hollywood, Florida 
United States Navy Reserve 
United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)
In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
World War II Victory Medal, United States Military 
Yeoman 3rd Class (Y3c), United States Navy, World War II
This insignia was worn on the Left Sleeve of the uniform
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World War II Honoree, Armstrong, Helen Louise (1923-1967) American Campaign Medal, United States 
Apprentice Seaman (AS), US Navy, WWII, (Piping)
The piping for this rating was worn on the right shoulder
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World War II
(1939-1945)World War II Victory Medal, United States Military Yeoman, United States Navy United States Navy United States Navy Enlisted Rates Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007
On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans.
Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event.
This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …Death 28 Oct 1967 [1] Burial Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois 
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Headstone, Armstrong, Helen L.
Displayed with permission of Ewood Sexton
Headstone, Armstrong, Helen L. Person ID I43113 Carl Wayne Gray Research Last Modified 26 Jun 2023
- Enlisted and entered active service as an Apprentice Seaman on October 6, 1943 in her hometown. U.S. assignments included Naval Training Station (Women's Reserve) Bronx, New York; Dispatch Cable Censor Miami, Florida; 7th Naval District, Miami, Florida; Naval Training Station (Tactical Radar), Hollywood Florida; Personnel Separation Center (Women's Reserve) Balboa Park, San Francisco, California; Dispatch Staff Headquarters, 12th Naval District, San Francisco, California. Earned The American Campaign Medal and The WWII Victory Medal and was commended by commanding officer for conscientious and outstanding performance of duty. Honorably discharged as a Yeoman 3rd Class on August 26, 1946 at the Separation Unit, Balboa Park, San Francisco, California.
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