Miss Myrtle Dunlap, Sudlow Librarian, Is Accepted by WAVES
Miss Myrtle N. Dunlap, librarian at the Sidlow Intermediate school, has been sworn into the WAVES and is now awaiting orders to report for the officer's training course.
Miss Dunlap, who resides at 902 Bridge avenue, has been at her present post at the school since 1935 when she became a member of the Davenport school system. She is the daughter of C.E. Dunlap of Mode, Ill.
She expects to be ordered to Mt. Holyoke college for her basic training.
Miss Dunlap is the second teacher from Sudlow to enter the WAVES. Miss Emilie Placatka, physical education director, is now in the service.
Miss Dunlap has two brothers in the navy, Herndon Dunlap, a dep sea diver in salvage operations in the south Pacific and Claude with the coast guard at Key West, Fla.
Source: The Daily Times, Davenport IA - May 14, 1943 (photo included)
Myrtle Dunlap Receives Commission as Ensign
Myrtle Nellie Dunlap, 902 Bridge avenue, was recently commission an ensign in the United States naval reserve at the midshipman's school, Northampton, Mass. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Dunlap, Mode, Ill.
Ensign Dunlap was graduated from the University of Illinois where she received her B.S. degree in education. She has been employed as librarian at the Sudlow intermediate school and at the Davenport public library, prior to entering service.
Source: The Daily Times, Davenport IA - August 26, 1943
MYRTLE DUNLAP NOW LIBRARIAN AT HIGH SCHOOL
Davenporter Served As Lieutenant (J.G.) With WAVES
Miss Myrtle Dunlap, who has been discharged from active duty after serving as a lieutenant, junior grade, in the WAVES of the U.S. navy, has been assigned to Davenport high school as librarian. She is on terminal leave until Dec. 11. Miss Dunlap replaces Mrs. Minnie Rodler and Mrs. Esther Fodges, who each served half time while she was on military duty.
Miss Dunlap entered the service in July of 1943 after having served as librarian at Sudlow intermediate school for several years. Lieut. Dunlap received her naval training at Smith college, Northampton, Mass, and was a commission Aug. 24, 1943. From that date until Nov. 5 this year, she served with the Bureau of Supplies, and Accounts, navy department, Washington, D.C. "I helped to win the battle of the Potomac during my 28 months in Washington," she says. "I was working with the logistic planning group, which was concerned with the initial outfitting of advanced bases. This means getting what you need where you need it, when you need it."
"For example, the assembly of supplies necessary for the Okinawa invasion took place between November 1944 and February 1945."
Source: Quad-City Times, Davenport IA - December 4, 1945 (photo included)
