Grace Irene Myers-Baker was an officer during World War II and she describes meeting Harry Truman’s wife, Bess, when Truman was Vice-President. Myers-Baker served in the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) division for the U.S. Navy and was stationed in Washington, D.C. View more veterans’ stories at the Veterans History Project and see more interviews conducted by the Illinois Veterans History Project.
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