One of the many aspects of World War 2, that is overlooked is what was done back in the United States, especially what women had to do when the war was going on.
Many women started to work in factories, helping with the production of vehicles, ammunition, planes, and ships. One person in particular our grandmother Irene Bruszewski was a riveter for Curtiss-Wright and Bell Aircraft in Buffalo, NY.
She started working in 1943 at Curtiss-Wright and was the youngest person at the age of 19, to work the 3rd shift. She went to work as a riveter on many planes being produced by Curtiss-Wright at the time:
P-40 (kak Flying Tigers (made over 14,000)
C-46 Commando Transports (made over 4,000)
SB2C Helldivers (made over 7,000)
During World War 2, Curtiss-Wright employed over 180,00 workers, roducing over 146,00 aircraft propellers, 280,00 airplane engines, and more than 29,00 aircraft. Curtiss-Wrisght, during this period became the second largest company in the US, with an annual revenue of $1 billion dollars.
Our grandmother than had the oportunity in mid 1944, to work for Bell Aircraft, until the end of the war. While at Bell Aircarft, she would be a riveter on:
P-39
Bell Aircraft enjoyed their greatest success when they developed the single engine for the P-39's. The P-39, palced the engine in the center of the aircraft, with the propellor driven by a long shaft through which a cannon was also mounted that can fire directly out of the propellor's spinner.
We are lucky to have 2 grandparents, that played both a pivotal role in World War 2; one overseas in Europe, and the other here back in the United States.
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