10059 - Rosie the Riveter, 1941-45 American Civil War A kneeling NCO rifleman observes

A kneeling NCO rifleman observes the battle as his buddy prepares to load a ‘clip’ of 40mm shells into one of the guns

‘Negus’ & ‘Stasi’ and would take them everywhere with her

On one fateful mission over the Japanese island of Chichijima

semi automatic weapon that was the standard US Army service rifle of WW2

Paper cartridges were often coated in beeswax

10059 - Rosie the Riveter, 1941-45 American Civil War A kneeling NCO rifleman observesWomen who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II were depicted by that icon of American feminism, Rosie the Riveter. The moniker was coined in 1942 in a song of the same name and represented the many women who produced munitions and supplies for the war effort. These women shouldered the jobs once performed by male workers who joined the military. During World War II, over three million new female workers entered the workforce. Many