Maria Rodriguez Denton was the first woman of Puerto Rican descent who became an officer in the United States Navy Reserve as a member of the WAVES.[1][2][3]
Career
editThe Navy assigned lieutenant junior grade Denton as a library assistant at the Cable and Censorship Office in New York City. It was she who forwarded the news (through channels) to President Harry S. Truman that the war had ended.[1]
In 2022 LTJG Maria Rodriguez Denton was posthumously inducted to the Puerto Rico Veterans Hall of Fame.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Women's Military Memorial; Women In Military Service For America Memorial Foundation, Inc. Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved May 21, 2008
- ^ staff, Tester (September 20, 2012). "Hispanic Americans making Navy history". DC Military.
- ^ "Yolanda Medina: The vital role of Latinx women in the United States military". March 6, 2021.
- ^ https://www.opv.pr.gov/salon-de-la-fama/salon-de-la-fama