Remembering Them Forever (RTF)!

Shea, Wilma Vinsant (Dolly)

San Benito, Texas, Cameron County, United States

Military Information:

PH: Purple Heart
AM: Air Medal
Deceased
WWII Veteran
QR Code
Multiple Family Veteran
US Army Air Corps or Forces
1-Alpha List
US Army Nurses Corps

Bio:

Vinsant was the only woman from Texas and one of seventeen flight nurses to be killed in combat in Europe during the war. The hospital in San Benito is named for her.

https://pages.facebook.com/101304842270/photos/a.10153311750587271/10157454363132271/?type=3&source=48

https://judithbarger.com/world-war-ii-army-flight-nurses-6-apr-2019/

https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Wilma_Vinsant

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilma_Vinsant

Photos:

Cemetery:

Netherland American Cemetery