February 26, 20197 yr Popular Post comment_180202 Hello I just found out that Rosie the Riveter (Naomi Parker Fraley) died January 20, 2018, at age 96. She was an American icon calling for women to step up during WWII. My Mom worked in aircraft repair at Hill AFB. My wife's Mom worked assembling artillery shells at a factory in Ontario, Canada. Millions of women supported our military while keeping the home-fires going. I salute them all. hat Edited February 26, 20197 yr by hatuffej Report
February 26, 20197 yr Popular Post comment_180208 Those women may not have been in combat but, they were heroines, nevertheless. Thanks, Hat. They deserve a right snappy salute. Report
February 27, 20197 yr comment_180250 9 hours ago, hatuffej said: My wife's Mom worked assembling artillery shells at a factory in Ontario, Canada. Wouldn't have been in a place called Donald, would it? John Report
February 27, 20197 yr Author comment_180259 1 hour ago, HARO50 said: Wouldn't have been in a place called Donald, would it? John Hello John I asked my wife and she doesn't know where her Mom worked assembling artillery shells. My wife was born and raised in Kitchener, Ontario. Her parents owned and operated Knoepfli Inn on the Magnetawan River at Ahmic Lake. I visited there once; its pretty country. Hat Report
February 27, 20197 yr comment_180261 Thanks Hat for the OP. Great tribute. Very few B-17's, B24's & B-25's would have made it out of the U.S. without those women in the factories as well as flying them to shipping ports. Some of those women logged more flight hours than the most experienced combat pilots. Report
February 27, 20197 yr comment_180294 12 hours ago, hatuffej said: Her parents owned and operated Knoepfli Inn on the Magnetawan River at Ahmic Lake. I visited there once; its pretty country. I think that inn is now the Swiss Country House Restaurant. And yes, it is lovely country. John Edited February 27, 20197 yr by HARO50 Report
February 27, 20197 yr Author comment_180297 2 hours ago, HARO50 said: I think that inn is now the Swiss Country House Restaurant. And yes, it is lovely country. John As per Google, Knoepfli Inn is still in operation. I think SCHR is a different place nearby. hat Report
February 27, 20197 yr comment_180305 3 hours ago, hatuffej said: As per Google, Knoepfli Inn is still in operation. I think SCHR is a different place nearby. hat By George, it is! I'll have to look it up next time I'm up there. John Report
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