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World War II Honoree

Civilian on the Home Front

Alice Louise Rutledge Becquart

Hometown

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

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Activity During WWII

WORKED AS A ‘ROSIE THE RIVETER’ AT THE DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT COMPANY PLANT AT MIDWEST CITY, OKLAHOMA DURING THE WAR. SHE WAS A RIVETER WHO WORKED ON THE TRAILING EDGE OF WINGS ON C-47 'SKYTRAIN' TRANSPORT PLANES, AND A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF THE ICONIC 'ROSIE THE RIVETER' CHARACTER THAT SYMBOLIZED WOMEN FACTORY WORKERS DURING THE WAR.