Armstrong, Helen Louise

1923 - 1967  (44 years)

• 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
  		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,…
  		Miami, Florida
  		United States Navy Reserve
  		Balboa Park, San Francisco
  		United States Navy
  		Hollywood, Florida
  		Yeoman 3rd Class (Y3c), United States Navy, World War II This insignia was worn on the Left Sleeve of the uniform Source: https://www.uniform-reference.net/insignia/insignia_index.html
  		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
  		Apprentice Seaman (AS), US Navy, WWII, (Piping) The piping for this rating was worn on the right shoulder Source: https://www.uniform-reference.net/insignia/insignia_index.html
  		Yeoman, United States Navy
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		Military Service Ribbons, Armstrong, Helen Louise (1923-1967) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		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. …
  		World War II Honoree, Armstrong, Helen Louise (1923-1967)
  Death	28 Oct 1967  [1]
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		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

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S13499] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Armstrong, Helen L., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22080621), none. (Reliability: 2). [S13466] World War II Honoree, Helen Louise Armstrong, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1947032) (Reliability: 2).