Riceville - Marine Pvt. Viola Plunkett is spending a furlough with her mother, Mrs. Neil Plunkett, and other relatives here. She received her training at Camp Lejuene, N.C. and at Norman, Okla. A the conclusion of her leave she will report for duty at Santa Ana, Cal.
Source: The Courier, Waterloo IA - January 26, 1945
Osage -- Pvt. Viola Plunkett, U.S. marine corps, is visiting her mother, Nellie Plunkett living for the summer at Riceville. Private Plunkett is an aviation mechanic. She was a former Mitchell county rural school instructor and was also a defense worker in Michigan prior to her entry into service. She will return to her base at El Toro, Cal., Santa Ana, Aug. 4.
Source: The Courier, Waterloo IA - July 26, 1945
