Marguerite Riedy (nee Demint)

Marguerite Riedy (nee Demint)

Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) Navy

MARGUERITE
RIEDY (NEE DEMINT)

Feb 27, 1919 - Oct 10, 2017
BIRTHPLACE: Hutchinson, Kansas

SOLDIER DETAILS

HIGHEST RANK: Lieutenant (JG)
DIVISION:
Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) Navy
,
W-C
THEATER OF OPERATION:
American
SERVED: Jun 21, 1944 -
Nov 2, 1953
HONORED BY: Eisenhower Foundation

BIOGRAPHY

Lt. (JG) Marguerite Riedy enlisted in the WAVES. She was trained at Smith College, Northampton, MA and served at Naval Communications Annex in Washington, D.C. She was released to inactive duty on Jan 19, 1946 and honorably discharged on Nov 23, 1953.