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Dorothy Lucke is Wiper at Iowa Railroad Roundhouse
Railroad Workers 

Dorothy Lucke is Wiper at Iowa Railroad Roundhouse

January 22, 2017January 25, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, civilian workers, railroad worker, roundhouse, war worker, wiper

Mrs. Dorothy Lucke is employed as a wiper at the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad roundhouse in Clinton, Iowa. April 1943.

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Inspector Checks Howitzer Cutter for Burrs
Other War Workers 

Inspector Checks Howitzer Cutter for Burrs

January 22, 2017January 25, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments 105mm Howitzer, army mom, Chain Belt Company, civilian worker, gist inspector, war worker

Gist inspector Mrs. Mary Betchner inspecting one of the 25 cutters for burrs before inserting it in the inside of

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Widow is Only Woman Welder at War Production Plant
Other War Workers 

Widow is Only Woman Welder at War Production Plant

January 21, 2017January 25, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments civilian worker, Heil and Company, Milwaukee, war worker, welder, widow

A widow and mother of one child, 32-year-old Enola O’Connell is the only woman welder at the Heil and Company

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