Tifton Veterans Day tribute honors historic service of WWII Army nurse

TIFTON, Ga. (WALB) — Downtown Tifton’s annual Veterans Day Tribute celebrated the bravery and accomplishments of a southwest Georgia woman who made history during World War II. While recognizing all veterans who served our nation, the ceremony unveiled a special bronze plaque honoring Army 1st Lieutenant Nurse Mildred H. Overstreet at the Jackstone Veterans Memorial Park. Born in 1918, 1st Lt. Overstreet became one of only two American women to serve in all five major Campaigns in the European Theater during WWII, according to the Daughters of the American Revolution, Tallassee Chapter (Tifton DAR). She earned the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Ribbon with Five Battle Stars, the World War II Victory Medal, and recognition associated with a Meritorious Unit Plaque, and was recommended for a Purple Heart before she died in 1991. The event celebrated the Army nurse’s historic service and honored her surviving family members with a special presentation from the Southwest Georgia