September 3, 1920 – March 1, 2009
Kitty Quintenz (nee Sartain)
Personal Information
Birthplace: London, England
Service Information
Branch of Service: Other
Unit: British ATS
Theater of Operation: European
Enlisted / Commissioned: Sep 1, 1941
Discharged: Jun 19, 1945
Highest Rank: PFC
Honored By: Husband, Edward F. Quintenz, Jr.
Biography
Kitty was a switchboard operator for SHAEF and REDLINE, serving with the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS), the women’s branch of the British Royal Army. Kitty met her husband at SHAEF, Edward Quintenz, who installed telephone lines and switchboards. They married in Versailles, France. Making their home in New Jersey after the war, they were members of the 3118th Signal Service Group Reunion and the SHAEF Reunion associations and attended many gatherings nationwide.
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