- Collection:
- Veterans History Project: Oral History Interviews
- Title:
- Oral history interview of Louise Unkrich
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Tony (Anthony Stephen), 1944-
VerHoef, Sue Hardy
Unkrich, Louise, 1924- - Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 2016-06-11
- Subject:
- World War, 1939-1945--War work
World War, 1939-1945--Women
Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939
B-29 (Bomber)
Des Moines Technical High School (Des Moines, Iowa)
Glenn L. Martin Company
American Rosie the Riveter Association
Swedish American Museum and Historical Society (Swedesburg, Iowa) - Location:
- United States, Iowa, Henry County, Olds, 41.13419, -91.54488
United States, Iowa, Henry County, Swedesburg, 41.1053033, -91.5471052
United States, Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, 41.25626, -95.94043 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- In this interview, Louise Unkrich recalls her service as a "Rosie the Riveter" in the war industry during World War II. She recalls growing up in farming communities in Iowa and attending technical school after she graduated from high school. The school suggested that the Glenn L. Martin Bomber Plant near Omaha, Nebraska, needed workers so she and several friends hired on there. She describes her work assembling and riveting ailerons for B-29 bombers. She describes their living conditions and recalls playing softball for the plant. She wanted to become a WAVE (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) but her boyfriend told her he would not marry her if she did because women in the service "didn't have a very good name back then." She describes her husband's service in the Pacific, their post-war life together, and her volunteer activities, including establishing and directing the Swedish American Museum and Historical Society in Swedesburg, Iowa.
"Rosie the Riveter"; Dala horse;
Louise Unkrich worked as a "Rosie the Riveter" in the Glenn L. Martin Bomber Plant during World War II. - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/VHPohr/id/780
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 43:20
- Original Collection:
- Veterans History Project oral history recordings
Veterans History Project collection, MSS 1010, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center - Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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