included 19 separate decorations, medals and ribbons. These included: Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf cluster Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster Prisoner of War Medal Presidential Unit Citation with oak leaf cluster Meritorious Unit Commendation American Defense Service Medal with "Foreign Service" clasp American Campaign Medal Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two campaign stars World War II Victory Medal Army of Occupation Medal with "Japan" clasp National Defense Service Medal with star Korean Service Medal with three campaign stars Philippine Defense Medal (Republic of Philippines) with star Philippine Liberation Medal (Republic of Philippines) with star Philippine Independence Medal (Republic of Philippines) United Nations Service Medal Korean War Service Medal (Republic of Korea) Florence Nightingale Medal (International Red Cross) Dates of rank 2nd Lieutenant (relative rank) – 16 October 1934 1st Lieutenant (AUS) – 18 February 1945 Captain (AUS) – 27 October 1945 Captain (RA) – 19 August 1947 (to rank from 19 December 1942) Major (RA) – 15 May 1950 Lieutenant Colonel (RA) – 23 July 1952 Colonel (RA) – 4 March 1958 References External links 1907 births 2002 deaths World War II prisoners of war held by Japan United States Army personnel of the Korean War United States Army officers Burials at Arlington National Cemetery Recipients of the Legion of Merit American prisoners of war in World War II United States Army Nurse Corps officers Female United States Army nurses in World War II Women in warfare post-1945 Women in war in East Asia People from Spencer, West Virginia People from Falls Church, Virginia Florence Nightingale Medal recipients Nurses from Virginia Nurses from West Virginia