During World War II, 350,000 women volunteered for the armed forces. After the war ended, government and military leaders were ready to return them to their domestic roles. But one woman had other ideas.
The ride in a helicopter, piloted by Larry Geiger of Lincoln-based Helicopter Services, came after Bob Reisser took a guided tour of the SAC Museum. The B-17, B-29 and B-36
Julia Child is known by most for being a pioneering chef, television personality, and cookbook author. She starred in eight television cooking series and
Melva Simon never sat still. The Mt. Pleasant native served as a Navy secretary during World War II, co-ran an orchard, raised a family, co-taught premarital classes at her church and kept up with a myriad of hobbies. “Don’t tell her she can’t do something,” Melvajo Bennett, Simon’s daughter, said.