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World War II Honoree

Civilian on the Home Front

Hulda Witt

Hometown

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Honored By

Hulda Witt

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Activity During WWII

WORKED AT NEBRASKA ORDNANCE PLANT 1944, MANUFACTURED BOMBS. SLEPT IN THE BARRACKS, ATE IN THE DINING ROOM ON THE COMPOUND. SECURITY MEN CIRCLED THE PLACE EVERY 5 MINUTES, TOLD US TO EVACUATE INSTANTLY IN CASE OF FIRE AND RUN OVER A PLOWED FIELD IN THE DARK TO THE DINING ROOM ABOUT 20 BLOCKS AWAY. DRESSED IN ARMY FATIGUES AND ARMY SHOES, HAD TO SHOWER BEFORE WE LEFT THE PLACE, GIVEN 5 MINUTES TO GET IN THE BUS TO TAKE US TO THE BARRACKS. HAD OUR BLOOD TESTED EVERY MONTH FOR TNT. THE FINE WAS $5,000 FOR TELLING ANYONE WHAT WE DID OR TALKING TO ANYONE ABOUT THE WAR EITHER AT HOME OR ANYPLACE.