Participant Info

Membership Number
5390
Salutation
Mrs.
First Name
Helen
Middle/Maiden/Previous
Caithamer
Last Name
Nielsen
Address 1
209 Oregon Ave
Address 2
City
W. Dundee
Zip Code
60118
Phone
847-426-3528
Work Code #
6
Date of Birth
06/17/1923
Date of Death
05/20/2021
Deceased At Join?
Comments
Operated a hydraulic draw press, the first step in the manufacturing of 57 mm anti-tank shells. Later, she worked in war emergency child care. Conlon Corporation, Cicero, IL, in 1943; Helen was a “Rosie the Riveter” during World War II operating huge draw presses that produced bullets and anti-tank shells. She also worked in the war-time nursery taking care of other women’s children so they could work in the factory.
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