I am responding to Toni Fulkerson’s May 15 letter, “Don’t forget Vancouver’s history.” The information was correct; I’m adding some information.
I worked at Van Ship on the dock. Fifty “baby flat tops” were built there, as well as the Liberty ships. The “flat tops” were finished in March of 1945.
I had worked for Butler, a sub-contractor, belonging to the Painters’ Union. Our main job was taping fiberglass insulation seams after the electricians finished their wiring. My mother-in-law worked on the “Way” as a burner. My sister-in-law worked over a black women’s crew on the dock. I was an early “Rosie the Riveter” member.
