She was one of the three personal secretaries to General Dwight David Eisenhower, serving him from January 1943 to April 1947.She was one of the first women from the Detroit area to enlist in the WAAC (established on May 14, 1942).
Sarafian Jehl enlisted for the corps in July 1942.
The WAAC provided secretaries, switchboard operators and cooks for the army.