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NYA Mechanic Trainee Rivets Aircraft Parts
Aircraft Workers 

NYA Mechanic Trainee Rivets Aircraft Parts

January 20, 2017March 5, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments aircraft mechanic, assembly plant, civilian worker training, corpus christi, job training, mechanic training, naval air base, NYA trainee

Oyida Peaks riveting aircraft parts as part of her NYA training to become a mechanic in the Assembly and Repair

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Woman Trains to Become Mechanic in Corpus Christi
Aircraft Workers 

Woman Trains to Become Mechanic in Corpus Christi

January 19, 2017January 25, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments apprenticeship program, assembly plant, civil service, civilian workers, corpus christi, naval air base, NYA trainee

A rivet is her fighting weapon. Oyida Peaks, daughter of a Navy lieutenant, is one of many women taking NYA

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NYA Trainee Operates Cutting Machine at Naval Air Base
Aircraft Workers 

NYA Trainee Operates Cutting Machine at Naval Air Base

January 19, 2017January 25, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments aircraft worker, apprentice, civil service, civilian worker, corpus christi, NYA trainee

“Women in white” doctor Navy aircraft motors at the Naval Air Base in Corpus Christi, Texas. Mildred Webb, an NYA

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