TEC5, US Army, Hermione “Hermie” Dorothy Peterson Lynch
Born: March 18, 1917
Died: February 24, 2014
Burial Site: SFNC, Section 21, Site 258
Hermione Peterson (Lynch) enlisted in the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC) on December 11, 1942, and was sent to Fort Des Moines for training. 1, 2, 3, 4 She played the cornet and French horn in the WAAC band as well as the Salvation Army band. 5
Peterson was born in Evanston, Illinois to Gustave “Gus” and Genevieve “Gene” Petersen. 6 Her parents were lifelong Salvation Army officers and she traveled with them to assignments in the western U. S. and Hawaii working in soup kitchens during the Depression. 5
In 1947 she married in Inglewood, California, and raised two children, and later relocated to New Mexico in 1979 after retiring from civil service. 5, 7
Images & Documents
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“With the Armed Services,” The Billings Gazette, January 15, 1943, 5. Newspapers.com.
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“New Uniform,” Great Falls Tribune, February 14, 1943, 19. Newspapers.com.
Lynch, Hermione Peterson D3
“Hermione D. Lynch “Hermie,” The Santa Fe New Mexican, March 2, 2014, C002. Newspapers.com.
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“Unofficial Roster of Women Serving the Nation Compiled,” The Montana Standard, July 18, 1943, Sun, 19. Newspapers.com.
Notes:
1. “With the Armed Services,” The Billings Gazette, January 15, 1943, 5. Newspapers.com.
2. “New Uniform,” Great Falls Tribune, February 14, 1943, 19. Newspapers.com.
3. “Unofficial Roster of Women Serving the Nation Compiled,” The Montana Standard, July 18, 1943, Sun, 19. Newspapers.com.
4. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2005.
5. “Hermione D. Lynch “Hermie,” The Santa Fe New Mexican, March 2, 2014, C002. Newspapers.com.
6. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
7. “Ex-Falls Girl Married in California,” Great Falls Tribune, October 19, 1947, 17. Newspapers.com.
Featured Image:
“New Uniform,” Great Falls Tribune, February 14, 1943, 19. Newspapers.com.
Prepared by Sue Ruth, Ph.D., Central New Mexico Community College