they came across a man who would spit his tobacco into the plates that held the parts
they came across a man who would spit his tobacco into the plates that held the parts
they came across a man who would spit his tobacco into the plates that held the parts
NARRATOR: Hubbard, SarahINTERVIEWER: Troy Reeves DATE: April 23, 2004 LOCATION: New Meadows, Idaho PROJECT: Women in WWII/Veterans History Project No. of PageMinutes No. SummarySTART OF RECORDING 00:00 1 Introduction. 00:45 1 Hubbard began by spelling her first and last name and by stating her last name, Toettcher, at the time of World War II. Hubbard was born on July 24th in Illinois. Her father served as a minister and the family moved to various locations until they landed in Tulare, California, when Hubbard was 12. She moved to San Diego in late 1939/early 1940. She was married to Albert Toettcher and had one child when they moved to San Diego. They moved because he was going to join the Navy. During the War she had another child, so during the 1940s she had two boys, Bill and Dick. 5:00 3 Hubbard explained what she was doing on December 7, 1941. Her husband, Albert, wanted her to take training to work at the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation. The training took place in the Balboa Park area of San Diego (part of town with the Zoo). Hubbard said that she was one of the first dozen or so women to work at Consolidated. Her husband joined the Navy about the same time as Hubbard started working at the factory. Hubbard’s husband watched their children while she trained for factory work. With prompting from the interviewer, Hubbard discussed the various aspects of her training. Discussing the training reminded Hubbard of a story. She liked looking at the |
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