Participant Info

Membership Number
8115
Salutation
First Name
Joyce
Middle/Maiden/Previous
Last Name
Schramek
Address 1
c/o R Schramek
Address 2
5409 Covey Creek Circle
City
Stockton
Zip Code
95207
Phone
Work Code #
10
Date of Birth
02/06/1926
Date of Death
Deceased At Join?
No
Comments
Name/Location of Company Worked
Eagle Field in Dos Palos, CA, starting December 1941 Kaiser Richmond Shipyards in Richmond, CA, starting 1942-1945
Dates of Work
Eagle Field 1941, Kaiser Richmond Shipyards 1942-1945
Type of Work
At Eagle Field, Joyce (15 yrs old) and her sister Eva Lee (17 yrs old) gased and oiled planes used during training missons. In 1942, family moved to Richmond to work in shipyards. Joyce was 16 yrs old, but had to lie about her age to work, saying she was 19 yrs old since her sister Eva was 18yrs old. Joyce was a burner on the ships, working a lot of the time in engine rooms burning where the engines would be placed and burning where pipes would be placed. Joyce's sister Lula May Easley worked with sister Eva as welders. Her father George Francis Easley also worked in shipyard. Joyce had brothers serving in military, and younger brothers at home (9 siblings, 10 total children).
Rosie Name if Rb or Rv
Is/Was Rosie a member of ARRA?
Joining Now
Contact Name (Deceased Rosie Contact)
R Schramek
Contact Email Address
rschramek@gmail.com
Contact Phone Number
209-406-7054