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She attended La Fayette and Rice Basic School in Chicago. Then she continued her studies at Austin High School (currently Austin Community High School). She received scholarship at University of Chicago where she graduated in 1922. After she received another scholarship at New York International Education Institute and she was sent as an exchange student at Charles University in Prague where she got her Ph.D. in natural sciences. When in Prague, she got involved with American community in Prague. She decided to return to Chicago, she arrived back to the U.S. on September 11th 1931. She was active in the Slovak community.

She was one of the first who joined newly established Women's Army Auxiliary Corps with a rank of Aviation Cadet. She was sent for training to Fort des Moines, Iowa, where on 1ts September 194? received rank of Second Lieutenant. She Chief of Well-being Branch as 1st Officer in WellBeing Division of WAAC.

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Nedelni Svornost, 6th June 1943

Anna M Danovsky

Personal information

Other names Annie
Gender Woman
Date of Birth 09/13/1907
Date of Death ---
Place of Birth Chicago, Cook County, ILL
Place of Death ---
Immigration Born to at least one Czech-born parent.
Could speak Czech Not identified
Parents Father Andrew Danovsky and Anna (Bilik/Bernat) Danovsky. Both parents were born in Slovakia/Hungary. They emigrated to the USA in 1901 with family. Both are buried in Tiffany Cemetery in Boyceville, Dunn County, Wisconsin.

Military information

Area of War Homefront
Rank 2Lt.
Branch Other
Detail of Service Women's Army Auxiliary Corps