Emily Gorman

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Biography

Emily Carla Gorman was born 9 Apr 1909 in New York. ^[1] Her parents were John W. and Lydia Tackley Gorman.

Emily graduated from Cornell University in 1931. She worked as a teacher in New York until she enlisted in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps in 1942.

LT Gorman graduated from the WAAC Officer Candidate School, Ft Des Moines, IA with Class # 5, in October 1942. After graduating, she was appointed as chief of the School's administration school. In 1944, Gorman was appointed as the staff director for the Women's Army Corps surgeon general in Washington, D.C.

In August 1945, Maj Gorman was assigned to Berlin, where she worked as executive security officer of the Allied Control Council.

Back in the states in 1948, Gorman became a training officer at Camp Lee. Two years later, she was promoted to lieutenant colonel. She served as commander of the basic training battalion until 1951, when she served as staff adviser at Fort Meade.

LTC Gorman also represented the Women's Army Corps on the Defense Advisory Committee for Women in Washington in 1954. ^[2] 18 January 1954. Gorman worked as deputy director at Fort Meade until January 1957, when she became deputy chief of the Plans and Training Division at Fort Monroe.

In 1962, COL Emily C. Gorman became the 6th director of the Women's Army Corps. In 1964, Gorman selected American female soldiers to assist in the structuring of a Women's Armed Forces Corps in Vietnam. These women were assigned to support female Vietnamese soldiers in training and supporting a new infrastructure following the departure of American forces from the country. ^[3]

Colonel Emily C. Gorman retired from her position as director in July 1966. She was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for her military service during the Cold War. Over the course of her career, Gorman also received an Army Commendation Medal, a WAC Service Medal, American and European-African-Middle Eastern campaign medals, a World War II Victory Medal, an Army of Occupation Medal, a National Defense Medal and a General Staff Identification Badge.

During her later years Emily was a volunteer at the Pulaski Public Library. She was a member of the American Association of University Women, the Business and Professional Women's Club, the National Association of Women Deans and Counselors, Robert Edwards American Legion Post 358, Monday Historical Club and Northern Oswego County Ambulance.

Col Emily Gorman passed away 4 Jul 2005 at 96 years old. She died in St Petersburg, Florida where she was staying. ^[4] She was buried however at the Pulaski Village Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place, in Pulaski, Oswego County, New York, USA. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census
2. ↑ Theirs is the Hard-Earned Job of Command".' LIFE Magazine
3. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_C._Gorman
4. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVTD-1ZWW
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #20460096

• 1920 United States Federal Census Census & Voter Lists Name Emily C Gorman Father John Gorman Mother Lydia Gorman Sibling Clarence J Birth 1909 - New York Residence 1920 - Richland, Oswego, New York - Age: 11

• "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8LS-NSK : 5 December 2014), Emily C Gorman, enlisted 10 Oct 1942, Rochester, New York, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVTD-1ZWW : 16 September 2016), Miss Emily Carla Gorman, New York, United States, 11 Jul 2005; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Watertown Daily Times, born-digital text.

• U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 Birth, Marriage & Death Name Emily Gorman Birth 11 Apr 1909 Death 4 Jul 2005 Military 1 Oct 1947 Other 1 Jul 1966

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J5JH-YZL : 20 May 2014), Emily C Gorman, 04 Jul 2005; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• Obituary:http://obits.syracuse.com/obituaries/syracuse/obituary.aspx?n=emily-c-gorman&pid=14516277

See Also:

• Col. Emily Gorman Given Testimonial on Retirement http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn84031311/1966-08-11/ed-1/seq-10.pdf

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_C._Gorman

• "The Women's Army Corps 1945 to 1978" by Colonel Bettie J. Morden cites many highlights from Emily Gormon's tenure as Director. http://www.history.army.mil/html/books/030/30-14-1/cmhPub_30-14.pdf

• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Women%27s_Army_Auxiliary_Corps