Dorothy C. Stratton
Dorothy Constance Stratton (born March 24, 1899 in Brookfield , Missouri , † September 17, 2006 in West Lafayette , Indiana ) was the head of SPARS , the United States Coast Guard's female reserve during World War II .
She graduated from Ottawa University in Kansas in 1920 and received her MD from the University of Chicago . She earned a PhD from Columbia University and taught at public high schools in Brookfield, Missouri, Renton, Washington, and San Bernardino, California before becoming an assistant professor of psychology at Purdue University .
In 1942 she joined WAVES as a lieutenant captain. She was later posted to the Coast Guard in Washington, DC to help set up the Coast Guard Female Reserve and was transferred to the US Coast Guard by the United States Navy . Her name SPARS that the motto of the Coast Guard comes S emper P aratus and the English translation A lways R eady combined. She was appointed first head of the unit with the rank of corvette captain .
Stratton remained in the post until 1946, attaining the rank of sea captain . Over 10,000 registered women and 1,000 career officers reported to her.
She left the Coast Guard in 1946 after SPARS was demobilized. In recognition of her services, she was inducted into the Legion of Merit .
After the war, Stratton worked from 1947 to 1950 as Human Resources Director for the International Monetary Fund . After that she was executive director of the Girl Scouts of the USA until 1960 .
Stratton died in West Lafayette , Indiana at the age of 107.
According to her is Captain Dorothy Stratton Leadership Award of the Sea Services Leadership Association named, which is awarded to a female officer in the Coast Guard since 2,001th In 2005, the Ottawa University Alumni Association honored Stratton for her outstanding life's work.
On July 23, 2010, a new US Coast Guard multipurpose vessel (WMSL 752) was christened Stratton in Pascagoula by First Lady Michelle Obama in memory of Dorothy Stratton .
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- Who's Who of American Women. (1959) Vol. I. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who.
- Nekrolog from Associated Press (via Yahoo News) , accessed October 1, 2006
- Purdue University obituary , accessed October 1, 2006
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stratton, Dorothy C. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stratton, Dorothy Constance |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American member of the US Coast Guard |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 24, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brookfield , Missouri |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th September 2006 |
| Place of death | West Lafayette , Indiana |