2nd Lt. Margaret Stanfill, of Nassau Bay, TX, at the 128th Evac Hospital in Normandy prepares dressings for her patients on June 14, 1944. Margaret holds the distinct honor of being one of the first women to set foot upon the beaches of France after the invasion. And not only did Lieutenant Stanfill heroically rush to the shores of Normandy, but she was also one of the first nurses on the scene in the North Africa campaign. After North Africa, she followed Allied troops into Sicily. Margaret bravely risked her life in some of the most important battles of World War II to save the lives of American and Allied troops. After the war Margaret returned to Texas. She married Wilson “Wick” Moore, who served in the Army Ordnance Corps in North Africa and Italy. The couple had one daughter and two sons. Margaret passed away on August 29, 2006, at the age of 86. She lies in rest at the Forest Park East Cemetery in Webster Texas. Photo taken for Life Magazine.
