WWII Army Veteran Turns 103

HAMPTON, Va. — A World War II Army veteran is celebrating a major milestone in Hampton. Beatrice F. Coleman turned 103 years old on Friday! The Lorraine Bethea Hospice Foundation threw her a birthday party.

Beatrice joined the US Army in 1943 and served for two years until 1945 as part of the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps, which would become the Women's Army Corps while she was enlisted. She served as a mail clerk and company clerk while in the Army.