World War II Honoree
Civilian on the Home Front
Naomi Parker
Hometown
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Honored By
Pearl Thomas
After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, she went to work at the Naval Air Station on Alameda, California. She was among the first women to do war work there. A photographer happened to be going through and zeroed in on her. She was standing in front of an industrial lathe wearing a polka dot bandana. An iconic poster was created from the photograph. It became known as 'Rosie the Riveter' and proclaimed, We Can Do It!