Participant Info

Membership Number
3105
Salutation
Ms
First Name
Eleth
Middle/Maiden/Previous
Franklin
Last Name
Chappat
Address 1
2350 Redwood Rd Apt 128
Address 2
City
Napa
Zip Code
94558
Phone
707-266-1766
Work Code #
Date of Birth
07/02/1925
Date of Death
01/03/2017
Deceased At Join?
No
Comments
Name: Eleth Corinne "Frankie" Franklin Born: July 2, 1925 in Ojai, Ventura County, CA Died: Jan 3, 2017, Napa, Napa County, CA Worked at: Marinship, Sausalito, Marin County, CA Job: Arc Welder
Name/Location of Company Worked
Marinship, Sausalito, Marin County, CA
Dates of Work
Type of Work
Welder - My mother said she was 18 to get a job, but she was actually 17. They sent her to an all night class and was hired. She became a welder! She learned how to vertical weld and overhead weld. She passed the one night class and became an Arc Welder on swing shift. She was given the name "Frankie", I guess because she was so young. Eventually she became a Union Melt Welder which meant running a machine and it included an assistant (Amy Lambert) who a few years later married my brother, Bud, and became my sister-in-law. Her short story was published in volume five, "The Legacy Lives On!", page 45.
Rosie Name if Rb or Rv
Is/Was Rosie a member of ARRA?
Yes
Contact Name (Deceased Rosie Contact)
Barbara Fanucchi
Contact Email Address
fanucchib@sbcglobal.net
Contact Phone Number