KEARNS, Geraldine Mae, YN3

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Petty Officer Third Class
Last Primary NEC
YN-0000-Yeoman
Last Rating/NEC Group
Yeoman
Primary Unit
1943-1945, YN-0000, Women Reserves/WAVES
Service Years
1943 - 1945
YN-Yeoman

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Home State
Connecticut
Connecticut
Year of Birth
1923
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Born in Sterling, CT. Raised in Fall River, MA.
Last Address
Buried at Arlington along side her husband CWO3 Mike Kearns, at Section 54, Site 1240.
Date of Passing
Mar 11, 2009
 
Location of Interment
Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Section 54, Site 1240

 Official Badges 

WW II Honorable Discharge Pin US Naval Reserve Honorable Discharge


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 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
  2009, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

AMERICAN THEATER
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YN/3c Geraldine Mae Brophy (KEARNS)
WAVES Program 1943-1945

Geraldine M. Kearns, 85, of Annapolis, MD, died March 11, 2009 at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis of complications from a fall at her home. Born May 5, 1923 in Sterling, CT, she attended St. Mary's Elementary and High School in Fall River, MA. She served as a Yeoman 3rd Class with the WAVES during World War II and married Francis "Mike" Kearns (CWO3 USN/Ret.) on October 6, 1945.

Geraldine worked for 40 years for Westinghouse Defense Systems, retiring from the position of secretary to the President of the company.
 

   
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Husband:  CWO/3 Francis "Mike" Kearns, USN Retired. 
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 Unit Assignments
US NavyWomen Reserves/WAVES
  1943-1943, SR-0000, HQ, RTC (Cadre/Faculty Staff) Bainbridge, MD
  1943-1945, YN-0000, Women Reserves/WAVES
 Other News, Events and Photographs
 
  Oct 06, 1945, YN/3c Geraldine M. Kearns, WWII WAVES Program.
  Jun 30, 2015, Other Photos
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