Woman of WW II ( Rosie the Riveter ) Additional WWII Information

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1 Woman of WW II ( Rosie the Riveter ) Additional WWII Information

2 MAJ. MARIA D. HERNANDEZ BORN IN TEPIC, NAYARIT, MEXICO IN 1906 U.S. ARMY NURSE CORPS U.S. AIR FORCE WW II VICTORY MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL ENDOWED $1 MILLION TO CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON IN 1997 CAREER: USAF/NURSE/REAL ESTATE INVESTOR

3 T/SGT DORIS L. ZAVALA BORN IN LORAIN, OHIO U.S. WOMENS ARMY CORPS 8225 WAC BATTALION FAR EAST COMMAND FT. DES MOINES, IOWA & TOKYO, JAPAN WW II VICTORY MEDAL, OCCUPATION MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL CAREER: LUCKY STORES ACCOUNTING 30 YRS.

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6 ESTHER A. BABLOT AGREDANO ROSIE RIVETER LOS ANGELES LOCKHEED AIRCRAFT, P-38s, HUDSON BOMBER, F1011, ROCKETS, PROTOTYPE INSTRUMENT PANEL

7 JULIA PEREZ AGUIRRE ROSIE RIVETER DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT LONG BEACH, CA

8 JUANA ZARAGOZA ALVAREZ JENNIE ROSIE RIVETER AT LOS ANGELES, CA PLANT # 2, : P-38 FIGHTER PLANE. ALSO WORKED AT BURBANK LOCKHEED PLANT ON 1 ST JET AIRCRAFT * ( 3 ROSIE RIVETER SISTERS)

9 VIRGINIA GARCIA ELIAS WW II ROSIE RIVETER AT LONG BEACH SHIPYARDS

10 CARMEN ZARAGOZA GONZALES ROSIE RIVETER AT LOS ANGELES, CA LOCKHEED PLANT # 2, : P-38 FIGHTER PLANE * ( 3 ROSIE RIVETER SISTERS)

11 ESTELLA ZARAGOZA HERNANDEZ ROSIE RIVETER AT AVION PLANT IN GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL * ( 3 ROSIE RIVETER SISTERS)

12 ALEJANDRINA ARMENDARIZ ROSIE RIVETER AT LOS ANGELES LOCKHEED PLANT FOR 17 YEARS * (MOTHER)

13 ELVIRA ARMENDARIZ DE GODOY PERFORMED IN MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT, SINGING & DANCING AT U.S.O. HOSPITALS & MILITARY BASES; ALSO PLAYED IN ORCHESTRA FOR WAR BOND AWARENESS. * ( DAUGHTER)

14 THE BROADWAY ORPHEUM CIRCUIT ELVIRA A. DE GODOY (L) PERFORMING FOR U.S.O.-AFFILIATED PROGRAMS

15 THE EASTSIDE LITTLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ELVIRA A. DE GODOY (FRONT ROW, 5 TH FROM LEFT), UNDER MR. ERNEST KATZ, TO PROMOTE WAR BONDS IN LOS ANGELES, CA.

16 AVION ROSIE RIVETERS AT GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL Estella Zaragoza Hernandez (standing, 2 nd from left) a Rosie Riveter at Avion Plant at Garfield High School, Los Angeles, CA

17 AVION ROSIE RIVETERS AT GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, L.A., CA ESTHER SALAZAR ARAMBULA & SISTER, NAOMI SALAZAR GONZALES, GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, AFTER-SCHOOL AIRCRAFT-MAKING PLANT

18 AMALIA SANCHEZ CARPENTER ROSIE RIVETER AT AIRPLANE PLANT LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA * ( 3 ROSIE RIVETER SISTERS)

19 ANGELICA SANCHEZ MEDEL ROSIE RIVETER AT AIRPLANE PLANT, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA * (3 ROSIE RIVETER SISTERS)

20 ANTONIA SANCHEZ MEHL ROSIE RIVETER AT AIRPLANE PLANT, IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA * (3 ROSIE RIVETER SISTERS)

21 INEZ URTUSUASTEGUI DE LA ROCHA COMPANY INSPECTOR OF AUXILARY GAS TANKS ON WINGS OF P-38 FIGHTERS GILLESPIE DEFENSE PLANT, LOS ANGELES, CA

22 HORTENSE DIAZ HORTENSE DIAZ, ROSIE RIVETER, WITH HUSBAND, AGAPITO DIAZ, AT PALLADIUM, HOLLYWOOD, HORTENSE WORKED AT DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT, LONG BEACH, CA.

23 ROSA LOZANO FLORES ROSIE RIVETER AT LOCKHEED AIRCRAFT, 7 TH & SANTA FE AVE., LOS ANGELES, CA., ASSEMBLING P-38 FIGHTER PLANES

24 THE GARCIA SISTERS ELSIE G. BEAUBIEN (L), TILLIE G. VIGIL (TOP), ERCY M. GARCIA (C) DORIS G. CHILDERS (2 ND R), JOSEPHINE M. GARCIA (R) COBUSCO DEFENSE PLANT DENVER, COLORADO

25 TRINIDAD SEJA GRAJEDA ROSIE RIVETER DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT LONG BEACH, CA

26 LINDA HERNANDEZ MENCHACA ROSIE RIVETER ON THE QUEEN MARY S CONVERSION INTO A TROOP TRANSPORT SHIP

27 CARMEN FONTES MENDOZA ROSIE RIVETER AT LOCKHEED, LOS ANGELES, CA., MAKING P-38s & B-29s ( ); THEN AT NORRIS THERMADOR, MAKING SHELL CASINGS & LARGE GUNS ( )

28 SARA AGUIRRE MIRANDA ROSIE RIVETER VULTEE AIRCRAFT DOWNEY, CA

29 RUTH L. MORENO ROSIE RIVETER CONSOLIDATED VULTEE AIRCRAFT TUCSON, ARIZONA

30 RAMONA NAVARRO RAMIREZ ROSIE RIVETER AT ROHR AIRCRAFT DIVISION, SAN DIEGO, CA., FOR 36 YEARS.

31 HELEN TAPIA SANCHEZ ROSIE RIVETER, HELEN T. SANCHEZ, WORKED AT LOCKHEED PLANT, LOS ANGELES, CA., WITH HUSBAND, JOHN E. SANCHEZ, U.S. NAVY SEEBEES.

32 GENEVIEVE ZARAGOZA VILAUBI ROSIE RIVETER AT LOCKHEED PLANT, SANTA FE & 7 th ST., LOS ANGELES,CA.; WORKED ON P-38s

33 OTHER ROSIE RIVETERS PEARL VEGA JAUREGUI: MADE PARTS FOR P-38 FIGHTER PLANES MERCY MORALES SALLY FERRER EDNA GUTIERREZ POLLERANA: MADE ROCKET PARTS AT NORTHROP PLANT CARMEN RODRIGUEZ BLANCH AGUIRRE ZAVALA: DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT, LONG BEACH, CA LUPE RODRIGUEZ CLOTILDE MARRUFO AGUILERA SUZANNE CONSOLIDATE VALENZUELA: VULTEE JESI CASTILLO MANRIQUEZ