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World War II Honoree

Civilian on the Home Front

Eleanor Pauline Kautz Plater

Hometown

Wishek, North Dakota

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

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Activity During WWII

MOVED TO CALIFORNIA DURING THE WAR AND WORKED AS A 'ROSIE THE RIVETER' AT LOCKHEED AIRCRAFT CORPORATION BUILDING P-38 'LIGHTNING' FIGHTER PLANES. SHE WAS A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF THE ICONIC 'ROSIE THE RIVETER' CHARACTER THAT SYMBOLIZED WOMEN FACTORY WORKERS DURING THE WAR. SHE ALSO MAINTAINED A HOME FOR A JAPANESE-AMERICAN FAMILY THAT WAS INTERRED.