World War II Honoree

Dorothy Rebecca Bowling Winfrey

Hometown

Sibley, Missouri

Honored By

Son

DOROTHY BOWLING WORKED AT THE LAKE CITY, MISSOURI ARMY ORDNANCE PLANT. SHE WORKED AT THE BULLET DRAW, FORMING SLUGS OF METAL INTO THE BULLET SHAPE. SHE WORRIED SOMETIMES THAT THE BULLETS SHE MADE WERE USED TO KILL PEOPLE, BUT ALSO KNEW THAT THEY WERE PROTECTING HER BROTHER SERVING IN THE PACIFIC. SHE WORKED UNTIL A WEEK AFTER V-J DAY IN 1945. SHE SPENT HER LAST WEEK PREPARING MACHINERY FOR STORAGE.