WWII veteran signed up same day her husband did

Oldest Female WWII Veteran In Mass. Dies At Age 104
CBS
November 20, 2012

ATTLEBORO (CBS) – Irene Davey was the state’s oldest living female veteran.

The World War II veteran passed away on Sunday from pneumonia.

Her family remembered her Tuesday as vibrant, honest, feisty and funny.

Davey joined the U.S. Army in 1943.

She signed up the same day as her husband Harold signed up to join.
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Female Army Vet, released from PTSD program, committed suicide at shooting range

TAYLOR: Iowa woman recently released from post-traumatic stress disorder treatment program
Published: Saturday, April 23, 2011

By Rene Cizio

TAYLOR — A 38-year-old Iowa woman killed herself Wednesday at Top Gun Shooting Sports, 16725 Racho Road.

Police said Army veteran Wendy Torrey had been released recently from a post-traumatic stress disorder treatment program at the Battle Creek Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

Police said Torrey went to the range at about 1 p.m., rented a semiautomatic handgun and shot at targets for awhile. Surveillance video shows that she stopped firing at the target and shot herself in the head.
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Iowa woman recently released