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Past Local DAR Chapter Member Served as 2nd Lieutenant During World War II

  By Diana Vice Diana Vice is an Honorary Regent and Historian for the General de Lafayette Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. Evelyn Rosemary Frantz preferred to be called Rosemary.   She was a spunky gal who enjoyed her independence. She wasn’t afraid to share an opinion, and she loved a good laugh.   Born in 1921 to John and Velma Frantz, Rosemary graduated from Dayton High School and later the Home Hospital School of Nursing.   After graduation she worked her way to become the head of Home Hospital’s pediatric division. Rosemary’s deep love for her country inspired her to enlist in the United States Army Nursing Corp. where she served as 2 nd Lieutenant after completing basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky. After her service in WWII, she continued her duties in the Army throughout the Korean War. I first met Rosemary at the Reformed Presbyterian Church in 1995. She was a founding member there and actively involved in the life of the congregati...