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World War II Honoree

Civilian on the Home Front

Mary June Summers Foster

Hometown

Trenton, Missouri

Honored By

Lee Wynne

Relationship

Grandson

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

WORKED AT NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION'S KANSAS CITY, KANSAS FAIRFAX BOMBER PLANT 1942-1944. SHE FIRST WORKED IN THE SHIPPING AND RECEIVING DEPARTMENT THEN LATER MOVED INTO AN OFFICE ADMINISTRATION JOB. WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY CAME, SHE TOOK A JOB ON THE PLANT FLOOR WHERE SHE STRIPPED, CLEANED AND REASSEMBLED THE .50 CALIBER MACHINE GUNS ON THE B-25D 'MITCHELL' MEDIUM BOMBER JUST BEFORE THE PLANES WERE DELIVERED TO THE FRONT-LINE TROOPS.