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, Tennessee, to work at Associated Transport from March 1944 to July 1946. Her work was processing waybills of shipments of equipment needed for making the Atomic Bomb at Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Mildred’s husband and two brothers were serving in the war, and she wanted to do her part.
During the war, many items were rationed, such as some food. She missed having bacon because it was very scarce. Something else that bothered her was the difficulty in getting shoes. People needed stamps to buy shoes.
The day the war ended in Europe, Mildred was in Knoxville, TN. She and her friend went downtown, and it was WILD! Everyone was singing and dancing.