Women’s Service monument dedication booklet

… ar I from April, 1917, until the war ended on November 11, 1918, and in the months thereafter. Some, such as Reba Taylor of Hockessin (see pp. 71-72), became involved even earlier—in Miss Taylor’s case, she went to Europe as a Red Cross …

… the months thereafter. Some, such as Reba Taylor of Hockessin (see pp. 71-72), became involved even earlier—in Miss Taylor’s case, she went to Europe as a Red Cross nurse in the first months of the war in 1914. Women also served on the h …

… Teachers College in Pennsylvania. From 1936 until 1941, she taught grades 1-6 for the Walker School in Smyrna and Taylor’s Bridge School in rural New Castle County. During the war, Mary enlisted at the Navy Recruiting Station in Wilmi …

… eople worldwide and took the lives of many more service members than died from wartime injuries. The second, Reba J. Taylor, a one-time resident of Hockessin, died in Washington, D.C. shortly after her return from Red Cross nursing duty in E …

… Washington, D.C. in January, 1916, soon after her return to America. On the following page is an article about Miss Taylor’s passing reproduced from the February, 1916 edition of the Red Cross Magazine, noting Ms. Taylor’s Red Cross service …

… article about Miss Taylor’s passing reproduced from the February, 1916 edition of the Red Cross Magazine, noting Ms. Taylor’s Red Cross service and her death. Two Y oung Delaware Nurses Gave Their Lives during World War I Ruth MacGregor 72 …

… ice to the Nation From Red Cross Magazine, Vol. 11, No. 2, February, 1916, page 59 Delaware Red Cross Nurse Reba J. Taylor gave her life to serve the victims of World War I 73 Delaware Women and Their Service to the Nation Two Delaware Se …