Roster and Hometown of Telephone Operators Serving in France, 1918-1920
The full list of 223 women and 2 men that deployed to France in Group 1-6, and Group 7 that did not deploy.
GROUP 1:
The First Unit of Telephone Operators Trained for Foreign Service by the Bell System. Photograph Taken In France, Where They Have Won the Praise of Secretary of War Baker for Their Efficiency. Their Uniforms Are Dark Blue Serge, With the Letters "U.S." on the Collar. Photograph © Committee on Public Information. The Telephone Review, June 1918. GGA Image ID # 1982b87dda
| Chief Operator Grace Banker | 25 October 1892 – 17 December 1960 | Passaic, New Jersey |
| Supervisor Jean Lois Cunningham | Westmonth, Quebec, Canada | |
| Supervisor Elizabeth Gertrude Hunter | Medford, Massachusetts | |
| Supervisor Renee Messelin | San Francisco, California | |
| Supervisor Minnie Rowena Richards | Van Buren, Maine | |
| Melina Julia Adam | 1896-1967 | Swansea, Massachusetts |
| Ida Eulalie Audet (or Eulalie I. Audet) | Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts | |
| Jeanne Bouchet | San Francisco, California | |
| Almeria Capistran | 1893-1989 | North Yakima, Washington |
| Estella Ismery Caron | Brockton, Massachusetts | |
| Anna Josephine Davis | New Orleans, Louisiana | |
| Cordelia Elizabeth Dupuis | 14 October 1896 - 17 June 1986 | Rolla, North Dakota |
| Sarah Angeline Cecelia Mary Fecteau | West Lebanon, New Hampshire | |
| Marie Louise Ford | Worcester, Massachusetts | |
| Esther Valentine Fresnel | 16 October 1897 - 30 April 1985 | New York City, New York |
| Marie Antoinette Gagnon | Grafton, North Dakota | |
| Charlotte M. Gyss | Yonkers, New York | |
| Winifred Hardy | Montréal, Québec, Canada | |
| Leontine Marine W. Lamoreux (Lamoureux?) | 19 February 1892 - 14 February 1984 | Lowell, Massachusetts |
| Rose Julia Langelier | Lynn, Massachusetts | |
| Marie Sophie Albertine Le Blanc | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Louise Le Breton | San Francisco, California | |
| Raymonde Le Breton | Berkeley, California | |
| Minerva Gladys Nadeau | Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Helen Agnes Naismith | 1896-1981 | Seattle, Washington |
| Frances Bigelow Paine | Bronxville, New York | |
| Bertha Yvonne Plamondon | 8 September 1894 - 17 June 1985 | San Francisco, California |
| Suzanne Prevot | New York City, New York | |
| Georgette Yvonne Schaerr | 1892 - 26 September 1926 | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Agnes Mary Theriault | Presque Isle, Maine | |
| Fernande Jacquelane Van Balkon | New York City, New York | |
| Alice Veronica Ward | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Clara Whitney | Butler, Pennsylvania | |
GROUP 2:
| Chief Operator Inez Ann Murphy Crittenden | 24 September 1887 - 11 November 1918 | Alameda, California |
| Supervisor Isabelle Villiers | Reading, Massachusetts | |
| Albertine M. Aarents | Denver, Colorado | |
| Margaret Anderson | Manhattan, New York | |
| Julie S. Barrere | Mt. Vernon, New York | |
| Marguerite S. Bleyeres | Manhattan, New York | |
| Emma Marie Brousseau | Brockton, Massachusetts | |
| Bertha A. Carrel | Fort Wayne, Indiana | |
| Martha Louisa Carrel | 1888-1966 | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Edith Dodson | Manhattan, New York | |
| Louise M. Essirard | Manhattan, New York | |
| Anne C. Fox | Rochester, New York | |
| Clara Lydia C. Gelinas | 8 November 1892 - 17 March 1989 | Nashua, New Hampshire |
| Mary Darnaby Henton | 24 November 1894 - 28 January 1921 | Manhattan, New York |
| Martina A. Heynen | 8 February 1900 - 22 January 1975 | Green Bay, Wisconsin |
| Denise Ingram | Manhattan, New York | |
| Anallen Jackson | San Francisco, California | |
| Ethel S. Keyser | Seattle, Washington | |
| Florence F. Keyser | 2 February 1895 - 23 November 1971 | Seattle, Washington |
| Anna Laborde | San Francisco, California | |
| Marie Joanie Lemaire | San Mateo, California | |
| Martha M. Libert | Manhattan, New York | |
| Marie A. N. MacIntyre | Manhattan, New York | |
| Millicent Martin | Chicago, Illinois | |
| Pauline McDermott (MacDermott?) | Brooklyn, New York | |
| Kathleen Mitchell | Denver, Colorado | |
| Helen Ruth Orb | 29 November 1894 - 28 October 1989 | Chicago, Illinois |
| Drucilla Skone Palmer | Chicago, Illinois | |
| Laurence Helen Pechin | 4 January 1887 - 29 August 1934 | San Francisco, California |
| F. Helene Perreten | Manhattan, New York | |
| Marie Ponsolle | St. Paul, Minnesota | |
| Katherine H. Robinson | Manhattan, New York | |
| Melina Olive Girard Shaw (Olive M. Shaw?) | 27 June 1890 - 10 July 1980 | Watertown, Massachusetts |
| Marion A. Taylor | Tompkinsville, SI | |
| Evelyn Thomas | Chicago, Illinois | |
| Marjorie Thomas | Chicago, Illinois | |
| Hildegarde Van Brunt | 26 July 1896 - 18 December 1985 | Alameda, California |
| Ethelyn White | Manhattan, New York | |
GROUP 3:
Third Unit of Telephone Operators to Go to France to Serve with General Pershing behind the Allied Lines and Help Carry on the Business of War. The Telephone Review, May 1918. GGA Image ID # 1985b04117
| Chief Operator Nellie F. Snow | ? - January 1963 | Lowell, Massachusetts |
| Supervisor Marie L. Beraud | 1893-1975 | New York City, New York |
| Supervisor Elizabeth Rockwell Roby | Chicago, Illinois | |
| Marie Blanche Belanger | Rochester, New York | |
| Suzanne M Beraud (Béraud) | New York City, New York | |
| Michele F. Blanc | Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Marie Louise Bousquet | San Francisco, California | |
| Suzanne Coheleach | Long Island, New York | |
| Lucile M de Jersey | 2 May 1889 - 24 August 1978 | Covina, California |
| Miriam de Jersey | Covina, California | |
| Frances Des Jardine | New York City, New York | |
| Maria Flood | Chicago, Illinois | |
| Yvonne M. Gauthier | 15 July 1886 - 19 March 1985 | Lowell, Massachusetts |
| Louisette H. Gavard | New York City, New York (or Newark, New Jersey) | |
| Blanche B. Grand-Maitre | 8 September 1889 - 10 December 1970 | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Adele Louise Hoppock | 29 September 1897 - 23 September 1967 | Seattle, Washington |
| Bertha Matignon Hunt | Berkeley, California | |
| Margaret G. Hutchins | New York City, New York | |
| Janet R. Jones | Newark, Ohio | |
| Margaret P. Kervin | San Francisco, California | |
| A. Maude McMullen | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (or Fitchburg, Massachusetts) | |
| Marguerite H. Milner | Berkeley, California | |
| Eugenie Racicot | 17 April 1887 - 14 July 1979 | Lowell, Massachusetts |
| Dorothy L. Sage | Chicago, Illinois | |
| Bertha J. Verkler | Chicago, Illinois | |
| Lillian R. Verkler | 27 December 1880 - 22 December 1984 | Chicago, Illinois |
| Berthe Vuilleumier (Muilleumier) or (Bertha Wuilloumier) | 16 April 1886 - 20 March 1970 | Boston, Massachusetts |
GROUP 4:
| Chief Operator Geneva Mildred Marsh | 1893-1967 | Detroit, Michigan |
| Supervisor Beatrice Pauline Bourneuf | Haverhill, Massachusetts | |
| Supervisor Beatrice Josephine Francfort | New York City, New York | |
| Supervisor Eleanor Rowena Hoppock | 1889-1968 | Seattle, Washington |
| Supervisor Eileen Elise Munro | Washington, DC | |
| Supervisor Mary Jane Elizabeth Vannier | Helena, Montana | |
| Charlotte E. Anderson | San Francisco, California | |
| Berthe Lina Arlaud | Brooklyn, New York | |
| Louise Ludavie Armand | New York City, New York | |
| Irma Rameline Armanet | San Francisco, California | |
| Madeline Felicie Antoinette Catherine Batta | New York City, New York | |
| Albertine Anne Marie Belhumer | Providence, Rhode Island | |
| Cora Louise Jane Beraud | 28 November 1895 - 3 January 1981 | Hillsdale, Michigan |
| Lucienne Nadine Bigou | New York City, New York | |
| Georgette Julia Boehrer | Reading, Pennsylvania | |
| Alice Julia Borresen | 2 March 1887 - 22 June 1941 | Spokane, Washington |
| Eleanore Anastasia Brown | Seattle, Washington | |
| Agnes Grace Burke | Detroit, Michigan | |
| Marthe Mary Carroul | San Francisco, California | |
| Louise Rose Madeleine Chaix | San Francisco, California | |
| Marguerite Helen Chenot | Long Island, New York | |
| Evelyn Mary Tilleard Cooper | San Diego, California | |
| Juliette Louise Courtial | ? - 30 November 1958 | New Orleans, Louisiana / Los Angeles, California |
| Eugenie Jeannette Couture | Lynn, Massachusetts | |
| Ruth Emma Couturier | Portland, Maine | |
| Vivienne Blanche Marianne Hamel | Nashua, New Hampshire | |
| Alma Helen Lorentzia Hawkins | 22 July 1890 - 26 November 1980 | Bellingham, Washington |
| Helen Elizabeth Hill | 1897-1982 | New Haven, Connecticut / Seattle, Washington |
| Kathleen Mary Hyatt | 19 September 1898 - 22 August 1990 | Wanatchee, Washington |
| Germaine Marie Anne Lamontagne | Montréal, Québec, Canada | |
| Jane Louise Lang | 3 July 1900 - 14 February 1977 | Spokane, Washington |
| Marie Alexandrine Lange | San Francisco, California | |
| Ida Blanche Lanz | Brooklyn, New York | |
| Evelyn Claire La Riviere | Spencer, Massachusetts | |
| Marie Alexine Lassalle | San Francisco, California | |
| Marie Edmee Le Roux | New York City, New York | |
| Jeanne Catherine Victoire Legallet | Oakland, California | |
| Celestine Angele Leguia | New York City, New York | |
| Aurelie Cecile Lucier | Nashua, New Hampshire | |
| Emelia Katharine Lumpert | St. Gallen, Switzerland / Salt Lake City, Utah | |
| Louise Eugenie Maclin | New York City, New York | |
| Mary Marshall | Salt Lake City, Utah | |
| Marguerite Marie Cecile Martin | 3 June 1893 - 12 January 1959 | San Francisco, California |
| Pauline Jeanne Francoise McDonnell | Unknown | |
| Marjorie Leslie McKillop | 2 February 1896 - 23 June 1987 | Seattle, Washington |
| Eglantine Rose Moussu | 23 June 1885 - 2 July 1949 | Pendlaton, Oregon |
| Lalla Rookh Munoz | Oakland, California | |
| Lillie Marie Elizabeth Poirier Noble | Los Angeles, California | |
| Mary Catharine O'Rourke | New York City, New York | |
| Leonie Camille Peyron | Los Angeles, California | |
| Alice Raymond | Montréal, Québec, Canada | |
| Camille Fanny Rieder | New York City, New York | |
| Emma Riendeau | Providence, Rhode Island | |
| Marie Louise Catharine Ruffe | Pasadena, California | |
| Doris Edith Summers | 1897-1981 | Seattle, Washington |
| Ida Trahan | Providence, Rhode Island | |
| Ellen Mildred Turner | 26 March 1896–18 July 1960 | Seattle, Washington |
| Melanie Marie Van Gastel | Berkeley, California | |
| Stella Mary Viau | Fitchburg, Massachusetts | |
| Jennie Rose Young | 16 May 1892 - 16 July 1963 | Lorain, Ohio |
GROUP 5:
| 1st LT Eugene Du Bose Hill | Seattle, Washington | |
| Supervisor Helen Cook | New York City, New York | |
| Blanche Louise Barbour | 23 October 1882 - 24 December 1971 | Brooklyn, New York |
| Christine Vivian Bickford | Rockland, Maine | |
| Zada Freelove Black | Denver, Colorado | |
| Agnes Elizabeth Blazine | New York City, New York | |
| Jessie Douglas Brown | Los Angeles, California | |
| Helen Hunt Carey | Chicago, Illinois | |
| Anita Lenora Chance | Denver, Colorado | |
| Merle Egan | 1889-1986 | Seattle, Washington |
| Sarah Fairbrother | Ellsworth, Maine | |
| Norma Gail Finch | Hillsdale, Michigan | |
| Irene Alice Gifford | Bedford, Massachusetts | |
| Laura Gridley | San Francisco, California | |
| Helen May Hayes | South Lincoln, Massachusetts | |
| Martha May Henshaw | Worcastor, Massachusetts | |
| Faye Ruth Honey | Detroit, Michigan | |
| Ruth Keeping | Revere, Massachusetts | |
| Anna Adline Kinney (Kimey?) | Davenport, Iowa | |
| Grace Bernice W. Knall | Los Angeles, California | |
| Mildred Lewis | Bridgeport, Conneticut | |
| Elizabeth Macauley | New York City, New York | |
| Marguerite G. Mahony | San Francisco, California | |
| Florence O'Brien | New York City, New York | |
| Ena Robb | New York City, New York | |
| Mary Ellen Sealey | Brookline, Massachusetts | |
| Annie Frances Sheerin | Dorchester, Massachusetts | |
| Elizabeth Marion Shovar | Franklin, Indiana | |
| Vera Sjostrom | Chicago, Illinois | |
| Louise Margaret Wilcox | Detroit, Michigan | |
| Nell Susan Wilkins | Unknown | |
GROUP 6:
| 2nd LT William Frank Packard Jr. | ||
| Supervisor Marion Campbell Swan | Fall River, Massachusetts | |
| Corah Helen Bartlett | February 1886 - 23 June 1919 | Hillsdale, Michigan |
| Helen Bixby | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Ruth Boucher | San Francisco, California | |
| Marion Beryl Broderick | Detroit, Michigan | |
| Elizabeth Ann Browne | San Antonio, Texas | |
| Anna Marie Campbell (Anne?) | Emmett, Idaho | |
| Jane Elizbeth Conroy | Wilken Barre, Pennsylvania | |
| Rosemary de Montauzan | Villanova, Pennsylvania | |
| Lora Ellen Disbrowe | Tacoma, Washington | |
| Bernadette Genevieve Doucette | Entvistla, Alberta, Canada | |
| Lydia Eugenia Erickson | Chicago, Illinois | |
| Mae Alice Ganley | Brockton, Massachusetts | |
| Minnie Hermine Goldman | Chicago, Illinois | |
| Louise Gordon | Litchfield, Michigan | |
| Helma Greenlund | Riverside, California | |
| Celia Anna Grimmeke | Butte, Montana | |
| Delta Eva Hagan | 1 December 1892 - 11 January 1963 | Monticello, Minnesota |
| Hazel May Hammond | Sandpoint, Idaho | |
| Agnes Theresa Honley | Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Elizabeth Horsman | Chicago, Illinois | |
| Maude Edna Johnson | 28 March 1898 - 17 October 1990 | San Francisco, California |
| Oleda Ruth Joure | 22 June 1897 - 8 August 1984 | Marine City, Michigan |
| Frances Willard Laney | Seattle, Washington | |
| Mabel Cora Lapp | Evanston, Illinois | |
| Hortense Levy | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Mary Isabelle Macdonald | Hartford, Conneticut | |
| Abbie Elizabeth Mitchell | Cambridge, Massachusetts | |
| Margaret Genevieve Olker | Duluth, Minnesota | |
| Anne May Ostrander | Los Angeles, California | |
| Estella Syvilla Russell | St. Cloud, Minnesota | |
| Mary Anne Steele | Portland, Maine | |
| Mary Caroline (Catherine?) Story | 8 April 1895 - 1980 | Seattle, Washington |
| Anna Maria Swanson | Douglas, Wyoming | |
| Elsie Lizzie Wolloff | 1 November 1891 - 2 September 1965 | Jamaica Plains, Massachusetts |
GROUP 7:
| *Note: Group 7 was ready to board ships for France when the Armistice came, so they did not deploy, but all had volunteered, were fully trained, and ready to serve in combat. | ||
| Supervisor Emma A. Lundell* | ||
| Aurelie C. Asten* | ||
| Nancy D. Baines* | ||
| Marguerite Blanchet* | ||
| Anita Brown* | ||
| Satie M. Brown* | ||
| Berthe Brunei* | ||
| Marguerite E. Carpentier* | ||
| Alice M. Cazasus* | ||
| Helene Champrigand* | ||
| Elizabeth M. Chesbrough* | ||
| Ruth Clarke* | ||
| Elise O. Corto* | ||
| Olive L. Creelman* | ||
| Gilda B. Coulern* | ||
| Marguerite Derlis* | ||
| Marguerite De Saulles* | ||
| Dorothy E. Dunbar* | ||
| Ethel C. Elkins* | ||
| Mathilde Ferrie* | ||
| Catherine Français* | ||
| Elsa Freeman* | ||
| Gwendolyn Greene* | ||
| Yvonne R. Haas* | ||
| Aurelie Hermitte* | ||
| Marie Hess* | ||
| Marie D. James* | ||
| Cecile Joncas* | ||
| Margaret O. Jones* | ||
| Ida P. Keen* | ||
| Alice Lambert* | ||
| Alice Langellier* | ||
| Sophie T. Lefebvre* | ||
| Marie D. Lenglet* | ||
| Enid A. Mack* | 21 May 1899 - 24 August 1979 | Washington |
| Mary E. McCredy* | ||
| Thelma Miller* | ||
| Marguerite Monnet* | ||
| Elise Montgomery* | ||
| Jeanne Poutz-Nogues* | ||
| Marie G. Rennick* | ||
| Lena Roy* | ||
| Margaret Ruddy* | ||
| Frances L. St. John* | ||
| Anne H. Spencer* | ||
| Marie Steen* | ||
| Ida Tasartez* | ||
| Helen Temime* | ||
| Eugenia Thomann* | ||
| Elizabeth F. Thorne* | ||
| Gabrielle Toby* | ||
| Helene Toby* | ||
| Mildred Wakefield* | ||
| Dorothea E. Walker* | ||
| Margaret Whalen* | ||
| Margaret S. Wilson* | ||
| Gertrude Zohrlaut* | ||
Other Candidates Listed in Unofficial Reports Only
Note: Some may simply be misspellings of names rather than pertain to unlisted Hello Girls.
| Margaret S. Bleyers | ||
| Marie Floyd | ||
| Annie L. Gernon | ||
| Hope Kerkin | ||
| Nellie Martin | ||
| Maude McLowell | ||
| Marie Antonette Neyrat McEntyre | ||
| Martha Steinbrunere | San Francisco, California | |
| Dee Van Balkom | ||
Bibliography
Signal Corps Female Telephone Opeators' Unit, National Archives and Records Administration, Senate Service Files EC9233CA-1DA5-4BD0-992F-CC19E31156F2.
