Participant Info
- Membership Number
- 4970
- Salutation
- Ms
- First Name
- Marian Parsons
- Middle/Maiden/Previous
- Last Name
- Wynn
- Address 1
- 2166 Rockville Road
- Address 2
- City
- Fairfield
- State
- CA
- Zip Code
- 94534
- Phone
- (707)864-0883
- Code
- RO
- Work Code #
- State Membership
- CA
- Status
- Date of Birth
- 08/19/1926
- Date of Death
- Deceased At Join?
- Comments
- Marian hired on at Shipyard #3 as a Pipe Welder in an area called West Storage on Canal Blvd. She worked in a large building with one side open to the elements. It was here where pipes were brought to her crew and they would weld the pipes together. The building is no longer there but you can still see where it was set in to the side of the hill. She would make a $1.00 an hour, with time & a half on Saturdays and double time on Sunday. She had to wear leathers, a scarf to cover her hair and neck (to avoid the burning sparks) and welding helmet. These two pictures show her crew in a group photo as well as a close up of Marian in her outfit. Many shipyard workers gained experience while on the job and there were many accidents that resulted in injuries or even death. Thankfully, the most that happened to Marian was getting a piece of hot slag that went up into her eye resulting in a trip to the Kaiser hospital. It hurt terribly at first but soon she was able to return to work and had no ill-effects from it.
- Name/Location of Company Worked
- Richmond Kaiser Shipyard #3 - Pipe Welder, 1944-1945
- Dates of Work
- 1944-1945
- Type of Work
- Pipe Welder
- Rosie Name if Rb or Rv
- Is/Was Rosie a member of ARRA?
- Contact Name (Deceased Rosie Contact)
- Contact Email Address
- Contact Phone Number
- Contact Relationship