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Betty Printz Sims the Marine Musician and Trainer
Betty Printz Sims known as Printzy trained World War II pilots in fixed gunnery at Camp Lejeune though she was not allowed in combat. A longtime music teacher and base choir founder, she died at 104 in Washington DC after a life of service and community leadership.
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Betty Printz Sims
Rebekah Sims
Printzy
Library of Congress
Solomon Islands
Guadalcanal
Sac City
United States
Washington, D.C
Grinnell College
Tripoli
Bremer County
Des Moines
Sims
Colonial Marine Force
Camp Lejeune
New York
Big Apple
Germany
Virginia
Knollwood
Washington
Marine Corps
Marines