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Shirley Bellemeur of Pasadena climbed inside WWII fighter plane wings to rivet them back together. She just received congressional recognition (to her embarrassment).
Shirley Bellemeur of Pasadena climbed inside WWII fighter plane wings to rivet them back together. She just received congressional recognition (to her embarrassment).
Shirley Virginia Bellemeur was honored with a leadership award for her job as a Rosie the Riveter from 1944 through 1946, when she repaired war-torn seaplanes during World War II.