World War II Honoree
Civilian on the Home Front
Bertha Wnuk
Hometown
New Britain, Connecticut
Honored By
Paul J. Cassavechia
Relationship
Friend
SHE WORKED OVERTIME SHIFTS AT STANLEY WORKS WAR FACTORIES. WORE HERE LAPEL PIN PROUDLY, AFTER HER INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX RECEIVED THE TOP 4% OF WAR PLANTS IN USA PRESTIGIOUS ARMY-NAVY EXCELLENCE PRODUCTION AWARD FLAG TO FLY OVER THE SITE ON 20 JANUARY 1943. SHE PRODUCED TOOL MAINTENANCE SETS WHICH WERE ONBOARD ALL U.S. ARMED FORCES COMBAT VEHICLES ON LAND, SEA AND IN THE AIR. ALSO, SHE WORKED ON THE M 1 GARAND EIGHT ROUND CLIP ASSEMBLY LINE AND THE MACHINE GUN BELT LINK ASSEMBLY LINE. SHE WAS A TIRELESS AND DEDICATED PERFORMER.