Name/Title
Card, MembershipEntry/Object ID
1995.042.0010Scope and Content
1955 Ladies Auxiliary Veterans of World War I of the United States of America for Anna Harrison. Vallejo Barracks Aux #223.
Donated by Patricia Anne Harrison (1929-1982).
Patricia's father: Sampson D Harrison (1988-1951) worked at the Benicia Arsenal around 1923. Married Anna T Kane (1901-1982) in 1922 at St Dominics.
Sampson and Anna's son John Charles Harrison born 1923 was a Seaman First Class in the US Navy and died in 1944 in WWII. This qualified Anna as a Gold Star mother.
Anna's parents' Charles E Kane (1852-1938) and Bridget Halpin (1875-1944) were Benicia residents.Collection
Benicia Historical Museum Collection