The Reed and Berbach Families of New York State - Person Sheet
The Reed and Berbach Families of New York State - Person Sheet
MemoN42° 58’ 13.80” x W74° 9’10.20”
EducationGraduate of Wilbur H. Lynch High School, Amsterdam, NY. “attended college for two years and received certification in nursing from Amsterdam City Hospital”954
ReligionEpiscopalian954
FatherJohn Marius THATCHER (1883-1943)
MotherAchsah Fisk REED (1887-1973)
Notes for Major Margaret “Maggie” Katherine THATCHER
1939:
Margaret was a bridesmaid at her sister Caroline’s weddng on 13 June 1939.815
1943:
Margaret was a 2nd Lieutenant with the Army Nursing Corps, leaving Fort Jackson, South Carolina for “somewhere in North Africa” by 27 July 1943.956
1964:
Margaret moved to Florida .954 2
1973:
Margaret lived inVero Beach, Fla.812
Margaret was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and of the Christian Retreat in Bradenton, Florida.954,2
Never married.2
Margaret was a bridesmaid at her sister Caroline’s weddng on 13 June 1939.815
1943:
Margaret was a 2nd Lieutenant with the Army Nursing Corps, leaving Fort Jackson, South Carolina for “somewhere in North Africa” by 27 July 1943.956
1964:
Margaret moved to Florida .954 2
1973:
Margaret lived inVero Beach, Fla.812
Margaret was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and of the Christian Retreat in Bradenton, Florida.954,2
Never married.2
Military notes for Major Margaret “Maggie” Katherine THATCHER
“She served as a Major in the Women’s Army Nurse Corps during World War II, achieving that rank in the Army Medical Specialists Corps. She served in the Mediterranean, Rome, Arno and Northern Apennines.”954” She received recognition for her services receiving the Eastern Theater Campaign Ribbon and the Meritorious Service Unit Plaque.”955 She also served in the Korea and Vietnam conflicts.43
Major Thatcher served Jul 1942 - Feb 1946 and then again 13 Feb 1948 - 31 Jan 1962.822
Major Thatcher served Jul 1942 - Feb 1946 and then again 13 Feb 1948 - 31 Jan 1962.822