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Anne Mary Devers
Anne Mary Devers was born on October 22, 1919, in New York to Mary Ann Hunter, age 36, and John Joseph Devers, age 41. She had one sister Ellen and two brothers
John and Hugh. In Rye her family lived at 46 Meadow Place and were members of the Church of the Resurrection.
Anne was a Rye High School Graduate, Class of 1937. In high school she was very active in clubs and sports and was a member of the National Honor Society
Anne enlisted March 3,1943 and served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II until October 6, 1945. She served as a Sergeant with Company "F" Second Headquarters Battalion, Headquarters Marine Corps Henderson Hall, Arlington, Virginia. Her service number was 755110 and she served in the United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve.
Young women were keen on serving in the military during WWII, and the Marine Corps desired only the best. The standards set for women who wished to volunteer for the Reserve were demanding.
They served in occupations classified as professional, semi-professional, clerical, skilled trades, services, and sales. The peak strength of the Reserve was about 19,000. Anne married Jack Center Witte in 1941 when she was 22 years old. They had one son during their marriage. Jack passed away on October 19, 1996, in Deerfield Beach, Florida, at the age of 76. They had been married 55 years.
Anne Mary Devers died on January 3, 2011, in Denver, Colorado, when she was 91 years old.
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