Having fun and preserving the legacy of the Rosie the Riveters of WWII with the Michigan Rosies (Rosie the Riveter Association of Michigan)
Holy cow, I got to be a fly on the wall while real WWII Rosie the Riveters met and chatted about the Willow Run Bomber Plant. The first thing they asked each other was, what section were you in? The answers were rapid-fire... "9-24," said Vivian. "9-46," said Frances. And this would not be the… Continue reading Two Real Rosie the Riveters Meet!
We were delighted to meet WWII Rosie the Riveter Frances attending the Open House at the Willow Run Bomber Plant. Frances, who is 91, worked at the plant during WWII, making B-24 Liberator bombers on the assembly line. She lived in Detroit at the time, and it took an hour by bus to get to… Continue reading A Real Rosie the Riveter
It's always a special pleasure to meet a real, live Rosie the Riveter, and we were delighted to meet Margaret! Margaret, who will be 89 this November, worked in the blueprints department of the Willow Run Bomber Plant during World War II. She told us that she had one of the original engineering drawings of… Continue reading Real Rosie the Riveter Has B-24 Blueprint
Today, I had the pleasure of sharing a lunch table with Chester and Jim. Jim, at right, is a World War II veteran, who was training as a pilot to fly the B-25 Mitchell, a two engine bomber. He completed his training on May 24, 1945, only days after VE Day, so he never saw… Continue reading WWII Veteran and a Man Who Was a Boy in Germany During WWII
The public was given a rare opportunity to step inside the vast (5.5 million sq. ft.) Willow Run Bomber Plant to see it one last time before most of it is demolished to make way for a smart car test facility. It was also announced today that demolition would be postponed to allow five more… Continue reading A Gentleman Who Worked at Willow Run With the Rosies
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