World War II Honoree
Civilian on the Home Front
Charlotte Marie Wesley
Hometown
Hibbing, Minnesota
Honored By
Jeffrey Cheever
Relationship
Son
She got out of high school and followed her older sister to Washington D.C., Working as a secretary in the new Pentagon. She worked for a group of officers and typed up many documents with a reference to the 'Manhattan Project'. She lived in temporary housing next to the Lincoln Memorial and took a bus across the river to work. After the war she returned to Hibbing to live her life.