World War II Honoree

Bertha Delanie Wiesen

Hometown

HILLSBORO, Texas

Honored By

Jane Wiesen Sharp

Relationship

Great Niece

WORKED AT CLIFTONS MANUFACTURING, WACO TX, IN 1942 (TEN MONTHS) SEWING ARMY UNIFORMS. MOVED TO PORT ARTHUR, TX IN 1943 AND WORKED 8 MONTHS AT THE NEARBY US NAVAL STATION-ORANGE IN THE SHIPYARDS. THE NAVY HELD CLASSES TO TEACH THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO BUILD SHIPS. SHE ATTENDED A 30 DAY ELECTRICIANS COURSE. IN EARLY 1944, SHE MOVED TO DALLAS AND STARTED WORK AT NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION. SHE ATTENDED "WAR SCHOOL" TO LEARN THE SKILLS NEEDED FOR BUILDING PLANES AND WENT ON TO WORK THERE FROM JANUARY 1944 UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1945. SHE 'SHOT RIVETS' MAKING THE TRAILING EDGE ON WINGS OF P-51 AIRPLANES. THEY WERE CALLED CIVILIAN PRODUCTION SOLDIERS.