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Quinn, Myrtle Palumbo (nee Vacirca)
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Before They Were SEALs They Were Frogs
By William Dawson M.D.
SOE: An Outline History of the Special Operations Executive
By M R D Foot
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 54829" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Quinn</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Myrtle Palumbo (nee Vacirca)</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>OSS Italy</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Technician Fourth Class</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>A-204456</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Bronze Star</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Italy 1944 (awarded 2009)</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from New York, New York</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 29.11.1916 Boston, Massachusetts</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>daughter of Vincent and Chiara (nee Palumbo) Vacirca</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>birth name Mirtella</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated Brooklyn College</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>labor organizer, United Mine Workers</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>defense worker, General Motors, Trenton, New Jersey</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>correspondence clerk in civilian life</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>entered service 16.3.1943 New York, New York</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Women's Army Corps (admin specialist)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>OSS Italy 1944-45</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>discharged from army 1945</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>civilian with OSS Italy 1945-47</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated University of Palermo</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>employed by New York City Department of Social Services Division of Employment and Rehabilitation (retired 1987)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Robert Jennings Quinn prewar - KIA 18.7.1943 as Pilot Officer (air gunner) 204 Squadron, R.A.F.V.R. age 24</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 04.01.2012 Cecil County, Maryland</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia Columbarium 7-N1-8-1</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/m-quinn.26247/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/26/26247-1f102582acf3ebbe2798d913ef1c65ed.jpg?1591433443" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 54829, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Quinn[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Myrtle Palumbo (nee Vacirca)[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]OSS Italy[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Technician Fourth Class[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]A-204456[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Bronze Star[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Italy 1944 (awarded 2009)[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]from New York, New York[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 29.11.1916 Boston, Massachusetts[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]daughter of Vincent and Chiara (nee Palumbo) Vacirca[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]birth name Mirtella[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]graduated Brooklyn College[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]labor organizer, United Mine Workers[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]defense worker, General Motors, Trenton, New Jersey[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]correspondence clerk in civilian life[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]entered service 16.3.1943 New York, New York[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Women's Army Corps (admin specialist)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]OSS Italy 1944-45[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]discharged from army 1945[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]civilian with OSS Italy 1945-47[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]graduated University of Palermo[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]employed by New York City Department of Social Services Division of Employment and Rehabilitation (retired 1987)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Robert Jennings Quinn prewar - KIA 18.7.1943 as Pilot Officer (air gunner) 204 Squadron, R.A.F.V.R. age 24[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 04.01.2012 Cecil County, Maryland[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia Columbarium 7-N1-8-1[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/m-quinn.26247/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/26/26247-1f102582acf3ebbe2798d913ef1c65ed.jpg?1591433443[/IMG][/URL][/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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