Hometown
Newport, Kentucky
Honored By
Pamela S. Casebolt
Relationship
Daughter
AT THE AGE OF 18, WENT TO WORK FOR WADSWORTH WATCH CASE COMPANY LOCATED IN DAYTON, KENTUCKY. THE COMPANY HAD CHANGED FROM MAKING WATCH AND JEWELED COSMETIC CASES TO MAKING PRECISION PARTS FOR THE WAR EFFORT. ON FEBRUARY 22, 1943 SHE EARNED THE ARMY-NAVY PRODUCTION AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN WAR PRODUCTION. SHE REMAINED THERE UNTIL 1947 WHEN SHE LEFT TO RAISE A FAMILY.