Martha Sorbie Betts

These awards are based on the information below and per applicable DoD Directives and Awards Manuals:
American Campaign Service Medal Awarded for military service within the American Theater between December 7, 1941 and March 2, 1946.
World War II Victory Medal Awarded for military service between December 7, 1941 and December 31, 1946, both dates inclusive.
 Note that very likely, but unconfirmed, that this list does not include all awarded medals, devices, unit citations or qualification badges.

Documents, Forms and Resources Found or Not Found:
Yes Application For Headstone or Marker, OQMG Form 623
No  Eyewitness Statement or Report
Yes Grave Marker Photo Find A Grave
No  National Archives Database
No Official Regiment or Division After Action Report
No  Photo of veteran
No  Washington Newspaper Obit, Notice, or Report
No  WWII Draft Card Data
No  WWII Hospital Admission Records

WWII Draft Card Data
 None Found


WWII Hospital Admission Records
 None Found

Note 1: The death location, "In Near Los Angeles, California" is based on the best information available at this time. In the case of 2LT Betts, this location was estimated on:

A. Her Application For Headstone or Marker, OQMG Form 623, identifies his assigned unit as the US Army Nurse Corps.

B. At the time 2LT Betts died she was a passenger on an aircraft that crashed in or near Los Angeles, California during October 1945.

C. Anyone with additional information or a more specific location is welcomed and encouraged to submit an email to: ww2updates@withmilitaryhonors.com.

The following information on this casualty is sourced from The National Archives Database:
Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records)
- No Records Found

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