Submitter's First Name
Phyllis
Submitter's Last Name
Fontaine
Relationship to Honoree
Daughter
Submitter's Phone Number
720-369-4598
Submitter's Email Address
lineage55@aol.com
Donation Amount
25.00
Mill Employee First Name
Delia
Mill Employee Last Name
L'Esperance
Mill Employee Maiden Name
Cabana
Mill Employee Birthplace
Woonsocket, RI
Mill Employee Workplace 1
Woonsocket Rubber Co.
Job Title 1
Defense Worker\Assembly
Mill Employee Start Date 1
1942
Mill Employee End Date 1
1955
Mill Employee Photo
Mill Employee Nickname
Del
Mill Employee House Worship
Holy Family Church
Biography Text
Delia was hired by the Woonsocket Rubber Company during World War II as a defense worker. Her duties during the war years included working on materials used in the camouflaging of U.S ships, U.S. aircraft and air landing strips in an effort to mislead the enemy. This work was secret and Delia did not speak of it until after the war ended.
Delia remained at Woonsocket Rubber after the end of World War II, working until 1955.