World War II Honoree

Valma Faye Moss Park

Hometown

Hulbert, Cherokee County, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

A MEMBER OF THE CHEROKEE INDIAN NATION, SHE TRAINED IN RADIO EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE FOR THE ARMED SERVICES AND WORKED AS A ‘ROSIE THE RIVETER’ AT TINKER ARMY AIR FIELD, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA DURING THE WAR. SHE WORKED MAINTAINING RADIO EQUIPMENT. SHE WAS A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF THE ICONIC 'ROSIE THE RIVETER' CHARACTER THAT SYMBOLIZED WOMEN FACTORY WORKERS DURING THE WAR.