Helen Edith Stratton Ormiston

Civilian

media-53941.jpeg HU 128823 Helen Ormiston and one of the base mascots Tarzan (a dachshund puppy) at Takeley air station, May 1944. IWM collections

Object Number - HU 128823 - Helen Ormiston and one of the base mascots Tarzan (a dachshund puppy) at Takeley air station, May 1944.

Helen Ormiston served with the American Red Cross at US air stations in Britain during the Second World War.

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Units served with

Coffee and doughnuts transported by Jeep and dispensed by a Red Cross girl, to men of the 55th Fighter Group working near the fuel dump - on the morning of 12th April 1944. Handwritten on slide: "Red Cross girl 12/5/44 Wormingford R. Sand"

Places

Achiet

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Achiet, Alsace

An F-5 Lightning of the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group. Handwritten on slide case "Mount Fm or Chalgrove R .Astrella"

Events

Event	Location	Date
Born		14 June 1916
Died
	Stockport

Revisions

Date6 Dec 2021 09:47:12

ContributorEmily

ChangesCreated entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, biography, events, unit associations and place associations. Changes to Role of Honour Picture. Changes to Role of Honour Picture

Sources

IWM 2012-10-10, photographic collection depicting the service of Helen Ormiston with the American Red Cross