Tina Rongstad Falk: Coffee, Cookies and Conversation Tina Rongstad was the 10th of ten children born in Pinewood, Minnesota to Norwegian immigrants. All her siblings were first generation Norwegian-Americans. Her mother joked that she had so many children she started to number them; for example – Nina (#9) and Tina (#10). “I was born … read more »
Rosie Stories
marion roethle roster – “One tap or two?”
Marion Roethle Roster: One tap or two? Marion Roethle graduated from High School in 1943 in New Richmond, Wisconsin. She was the 6th of 8 children who were raised on a nearby farm. When her sister, Evelyn, and brother-in-law came home for her graduation he said jobs were available at the Glenn L Martin … read more »
IRENE ELSWICK NORRIS – WEST VIRGINIA, MARYLAND, CALIFORNIA AND MICHIGAN
Irene Arbutus Elswick Norris I was born in the small mining town of Minden, West Virginia, located in the Southern Appalachian mountains. My parents were William Roy and Alice Sophronia Elswick. When I was three years old my father was killed in a mining accident, leaving my mother with ten children and another one expected. … read more »
barbara mann fulton – trolley driver
My mother was Barbara L. Mann, 1921- 2002; Philadelphia, PA. She was always very proud of the fact that she was a trolley driver during World War II. Due to the shortage of men she was able to apply and train, eventually driving a route in 1943. After the war she turned to a more … read more »
WELDER AT OLMSTED AIR BASE – ISLA LONG
WELDER AT OLMSTED AIR BASE Isla Goodling Long worked at Olmsted Air Base, Middletown, Pennsylvania, as a welder. In the photo of her welding class, she is on the left in the first row. I don’t know the parts I welded. They gave me parts and I did it. I learned to electric weld, but … read more »
work on the atomic bomb – mildred cummings
WORK ON THE ATOMIC BOMB As the Home Front mobilized for the war effort, thousands of clerical workers were needed for this essential work. All parts and equipment needed to be ordered, processed, and categorized before, during, and after production. Mildred Watson Cummings was one of these women. Mildred moved from Bedford, Indiana to Knoxville, … read more »
GENEVA WORLEY CHAPMAN
Geneva Anneal Worley was born on May 2, 1925 in Banks County, Georgia. She grew up in the Homer and Cornelia areas. She graduated from Banks County High School in May, 1942. She had just turned 17. After graduation she went to Clarksville Technical School where the government tested students for various aptitudes and offered … read more »
HONORING JACKIE ZUBROD – A POEM
FLYING HIGH In 1945 on a June day For two dollars a ticket was a play Put on by Boeing Aircraft Company Composed of Aero mechanics mainly The play in rehearsal for a full year In Seattle the performance was near The title they gave it was Flying High And costumes from Hollywood they did … read more »
VERONICA ORDOG, NEW JERSEY – AN INDEPENDENT WOMAN
VERONICA ORDOG, NEW JERSEY – AN INDEPENDENT WOMAN My grandmother, Veronica Ordog, was a Hungarian immigrant, who arrived in America in the early 1900’s by way of Ellis Island. She was the mother of five children, Veronica, Anthony, Joseph, Paul, and Margaret. Unfortunately, she became a single mother in July of 1920, when her husband, … read more »
More Than Just the Wing
More Than Just the Wing by Frances E. Kawiak Baran Member of the ARRA Chapter in Sun City, Arizona Upon graduation from Hamtramck High School in Hamtramck, Michigan, I became eligible for a new government program through the National Recovery Act. The U. S. government was trying out a new idea to train graduates … read more »
Married Women were also “Rosie-The-Riveters”
Married Women were also “Rosie-The-Riveters” The Story of Iva Van Alstine By Nancy Van Alstine Mullis Even the married women did their part during World War II. Before the war my mother, “Iva Van Alstine” was a married housewife with five children. My Father (Harold) had a local job and mom stayed home and cared … read more »
Maude Beatrice Howard, A “Rosie” and So Much More!
by Daughters, Frances Howard Sweet and Helen Howard Kasemeyer Maude Beatrice Thompson was born January 14, 1905 in Joppa, Alabama. She had two brothers and one sister. When she was eighteen the family moved to Pineville, Kentucky where her mother continued to be a homemaker and her father worked in the coal mines. In January … read more »