Hello, Someone on my "Memories" List has mentioned that the former Congresswoman Edith Nourse ROGERS was responsible for the establishment of "Fort Devens" in place of "Camp Devens" in MA. When reading a brief biography, I found out what an important woman she was. Even though her name appears in MA, she was born in Saco, Maine: http://www.fortdevensmuseum.org/EdithNourseRogers.htm Mrs. ROGERS must have been a very important citizen, as the "VA hospital" in Bedford, MA, is also named after her: http://www.bedford.va.gov/ According to the sites below, she was the daughter of Franklin T. NOURSE and Edith France RIVERSMITH of Saco. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Nourse_Rogers http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=r000392 http://www.greatwomen.org/women.php?action=viewone&id=127 (Congresswoman ROGERS must have been serving when my aunt became a WAC. My aunt had a brief marriage ~1940, and in 1942, would have been Mrs. Louise (LEWIS) GARLAND, when she signed up to become a nurse during the War.) Just an FYI for you. Betty (near Lowell, MA)