Loda woman awaits B-17 visit, talks about time in factory
By Jean Noellsch
Monday July 7, 2008
Vanda Bidwell
Caroline Helregel at her home near Loda. She worked on B-17s as a rivete during World War II.
LODA – The upcoming visit of a B-17 aircraft to Willard Airport on July 11-13 has sparked memories for Loda resident Caroline Helregel.
She produced parts for the large World War II bomber in a Detroit factory – a "Rosie the Riveter," as government campaigns dubbed the women it encouraged to join the massive effort to replace men at factory jobs to produce war supplies.
News-Gazette Archive
The full story is available in our paid story archive.
Find this article at:
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/2008/07/07/loda_woman_awaits_b-17_visit_talks_about_time_in_factory
