Ross was born in Arkadelphia , Arkansas , the daughter of Hugh Thomas Ross and Esther Clark Ross . She graduated from Henderson State University in 1942 . She served as a US Navy photographer for a time in 1943 , stationed in Washington DC , and then joined the Women 's Army Corps , in which she would serve for the remainder of World War II . For her service during the war , she would receive the Good Conduct Medal , American Theater Medal , and the Victory Medal . Following the war , she would study photography at Rochester Institute of Technology
Victory Medal
World War II Victory Medal (United States)
Jane Ross (philanthropist)