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World War II Honoree

Civilian on the Home Front

Irma Evelyn Olson Graves

Hometown

Mitchell, South Dakota

Honored By

Judy L. Graves Hoenke

Relationship

Daughter

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

IRMA GRAVES WAS EMPLOYED AT THE CURTIS-WRIGHT FACTORY IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK. THIS FACILITY MANUFACTURED MILITARY PLANES FOR THE WAR EFFORT. IRMA BEGAN TECHNICAL SCHOOLING FOR THIS EFFORT, AND LATER, FOR ADVANCED TECHNICIAN DUTY IN 1942. IRMA WAS GIVEN BLUEPRINTS OF MILITARY AIRCRAFT. SHE THEN DESIGNED THE TECHNICAL TEMPLATES FOR THE MILITARY AIRCRAFT USED DURING THE WAR EFFORT. IRMA PROUDLY SERVED IN THIS DESIGN EFFORT UNTIL APRIL 1944.