World War II Honoree
Civilian on the Home Front
Blanche Ackerman Curtess
Hometown
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SHE AND HER SISTER WORKED AT QUARTZ LABORATORIES IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI DURING THE WAR. ONE WORKED THE DAY SHIFT AND THE OTHER WAS ON NIGHT SHIFT. THEY LOOKED SO MUCH ALIKE THAT SOME THOUGHT IT WAS THE SAME PERSON WORKING BOTH SHIFTS.