Patricia Rosalind Cutler (May 21, 1921 - September 26, 2020) [1] was an American spy and a Congressional Gold Medal recipient. [2] [3]
After her husband was killed on the U.S.S. Duncan in the Battle of Guadalcanal less than a year after they got married, Warner wanted to help the war effort and joined the Office of Strategic Services. [2] [4] [3] She served as a spy for two years. [3] Warner was stationed in Spain, where her cover was working as a secretary. [3] She infiltrated the high society and helped downed American pilots escape from Nazi occupied France through the French Resistance. [2] [3] She also traveled to New York, Washington, D.C., and London. [3] [4]
Warner earned a degree from Barnard College in 1949. She was offered a Fulbright Scholarship in 1951, but declined it to marry her second husband. [4] Warner later was awarded a certificate in learning disabilities from Tufts University in 1975. [4] In 1985, she earned a master's degree in independent studies, specializing in eating disorders, from Lesley College. [4]
Warner had six children, with one from her first marriage and five from her second. [4] In 2019, at the age of 98, she was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in a surprise ceremony by Congresswoman Katherine Clark at the Lincoln Public Library. [3] [2] [4] She lived in Lincoln, Massachusetts [2] [4] until her death on September 26, 2020, at age 99. [5]