As we celebrate the 82nd anniversary of the legislation that permitted the creation of the US Coast Guard Women's Reserve (SPARS), we are sharing the story of S1 Sophia Thadei, USCG Women's Reserve, WWII. READ HER STORY - https://bit.ly/4g13n4d "On Jan. 1, 1944, tragedy struck the Coast Guard Women’s Reserve (SPARS) in Charleston, South Carolina. A young seaman serving as a telephone operator died in a Coast Guard ambulance enroute to the Navy hospital. She was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery." "Seaman First Class Sophia Thadei served in the U.S. Coast Guard with distinction. She was among the first minority women as well as one of the first Native American women to wear the uniform. The first SPAR to cross the bar while serving, she embodied the Coast Guard Core Values of Honor, Respect and Devotion to Duty." - from https://bit.ly/4g13n4d Our gratitude to Donna V., who registered S1 Sophia Thadei's story of service at the Military Women's Memorial ensuring her story is preserved along with her sisters-in-arms and her legacy will live on at Her Memorial. REGISTER A WOMAN WHO SERVED - https://lnkd.in/eVKT9gdg Ensure her story is preserved and her legacy lives on. #HerMemorial #WeAreMWM #HonorEducateEmpowerRemember #SPARS #USCGWomensReserve #SemperParatus
