Honoring the service of WWII women vets

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  • Rita Davidson, Mary Lou Gruber and Lila Corrigan were among the 350,000 U.S. women who served in World War II.

  • Rita Davidson, who lives in Westlake, served with the Marine Corps Women’s Reserves in World War II.

  • Mary Lou Gruber, of Bay Village, joined the Marine Corps Women’s Reserves in World War II. She is a member of this year's induction class into the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame.

  • Lila Corrigan, a longtime Bay resident, joined the U.S. Navy WAVES and was stationed in California during WWII.

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