Date of birth:

October 27th, 1918 (Dodge City/Kansas, United States)

Date of death:

July 7th, 2010 (Anaheim/California, United States)

Nationality:

American

Ruth Loree Zeigler (Talovich) drafted maps in the Pentagon for the Joint Chiefs of Staff and President Roosevelt. She was added to the Operations Division, War Department's General Staff in September 1943.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Master Sergeant

Unit:

Operations Division, Chief of staff of the Army (CSA), U.S. Secretary of War, U.S. Department of War, U.S. Government

Citatiion:
"She prepared accurate timely battle maps on which the daily military situation throughout the world was prepared for the President, Chief of Staff, and Assistant Chief of Staff, Operations Division. She produced highly classified maps depicting future operations, and for a considerable time bore the responsibility of Chief Draftsman in the Current Group."

• Photo 1: Greg Talovich
• - Partial list of Awards to the woman of World War Two
  - Larson K., ’Til I Come Marching Home', A Brief History of American Women in World War II, Minerva Press, 1995