Carmen Bozak/2

During a trip back to a hospital from Washington, Carmen Contreras met her future husband, Theodore J. Bozak, who was also a patient at the hospital. After dating for less than five months, the two married in Elizabeth, N.J. while he was still a patient. The couple was married for 46 years until his death in 1991. After the war, Contreras Bozak became very active in women's veterans organizations.