World War II Honoree

Wilda Mae Duncan Bell

Hometown

Avant, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

WORKED AS A ‘ROSIE THE RIVETER’ AT THE DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT COMPANY PLANT AT MIDWEST CITY, OKLAHOMA, WITH DUTIES AS A MACHINIST, DURING THE WAR. SHE WAS A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF THE ICONIC 'ROSIE THE RIVETER' CHARACTER THAT SYMBOLIZED WOMEN FACTORY WORKERS DURING THE WAR.