Palazzo honors woman who served in World War II

Palazzo honors woman who served in World War II

A Mississippian who was one of the first women to official serve in the military during World War II was honored Friday during a ceremony at Camp Shelby.

Congressman Steven Palazzo presented Maybert Titus Polk, 90, of Jefferson Davis County, with the Women’s Army Corps Service Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the World War II Honorable Service Lapel Button.

“Mrs. Polk is a member of a pioneering group of soldiers who paved the way for generations of women in military service,” Palazzo said. “Like so many women of that day, she stepped forward at a crucial time in our nation’s history, and for that we honor her today.”

Sun Herald
3/8/13