Wartime Duty for Florence

In 1943, my grandmother, Florence Sterling Roesch Hilligoss, performed her military duty by becoming a volunteer of the Aircraft Warning Service of the U.S. Army during World War II,

The entire family took their turns operating a 24-hour plane spotting station.  These stations were placed in various locations throughout the state.  When a plane was within sight, or hearing distance, they would call in to a central location and report the direction, speed, altitude and number of engines.  That way, the government kept track of any unauthorized planes.