Women of the Depot recounts from WWII era
Helen Quinn recalls joining ordnance work in November 1942 as a chauffeur then engineman earning 85 cents an hour. She describes mud filled early battles, no rest rooms, multiple tow motors on one car, and long hours with pride in 23 accident free years as a lift truck operator. She lives at Lodi Point on Seneca Lake and enjoys lake shore stones and reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ordnance
Helen Quinn
Helen
Seneca Lake
Lodi Point
Lake Shore
Mary McPeak Honored at Banquet in Geneva
More than 80 fellow workers friends and relatives gathered to honor Mary McPeak at a banquet at the Hotel Seneca Geneva on March 11 Don Lo Pinto as toastmaster noted she has worked at the depot since December 28 1942 Supervisor Henry Bromka Russell Spencer Thomas Tolan Maurice Maney and Joseph Jacobs offered compliments Mary received gifts Chairman Lois Merkley and assistants organized the event Cynthia Wiswell and Virginia Swick prepared handmade place cards Irene Schudoma attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary McPeak
Seneca Geneva
Don Lo Pinto
Mary
Henry Bromka
Russell Spencer
Thomas Tolan
Maurice Maney
Joseph Jacobs
Lois Merkley
Cynthia Wiswell
Virginia Swick
Irene Schudoma
Retired Federal Worker Howard Long Honored at Depot
Howard F. Long of Cayuga NY retires after a 25 year federal career at Seneca Army Depot begun in 1951. A Waterloo native who spent 27 years as a railway clerk with New York Central, he also worked at Sampson AFB before joining the depot as a carpenter and later a mason since 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard F. Long
R. D
Cayuga
N.Y
Seneca Army Depot
William G. Senior
Department of the Army
Mr. Long
Waterloo
Long
New York Central Railroad
Sampson Air Force Base
Farewell and thanks to Sayonara party attendees
Luther R. and Shizuko Johnson express gratitude to all connected with the Sayonara events and gifts, noting it has been a pleasure being part of their lives and offering blessings. The text then shifts to a notice about U.S. Civil Service Exams for cryptographic equipment operator positions at GS-5 with duties across various equipment types, and eligibility details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther R
Shizuko Johnson
William G. Senior
Board of
U.S. Civil Service Examiners
GS-5
Seneca Army Depot
Romulus
N.Y
Lodge 2546 officers elected for 1967 68 calendar year
At the March 14 meeting of Lodge 2546 AFGE at the VFW hall in Waterloo officers were elected for April 1967 through March 1968. Officers include President Thomas Corcoran and four vice presidents, plus Secretary Pearl Clark and Treasurer Kenneth Breese. Changes in the contract were approved and await Washington.
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Lodge 2546
American Federation of Government Employees
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Waterloo
Thomas Corcoran
Rocco Ventura
Francis Fleming
Nathan O’hare
Dorothy Sullivan
Pearl Clark
Kenneth Breese
Harold Mueller
Charles Halden
Washington
Picatinny Arsenal
Dover
N.J
National Afge
Arthur F. Kane
New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations
Cornell University
Willam Hosking
Hobart College
E. Elisha St
Sgt Dunn Retires After 20 Years in Military Police
Sergeant Dewey H. Dunn of the 295th Military Police Company retires after a 20 year career. A New Orleans native, Dunn served in Korea with multiple M P units, earlier Army service dating to 1946, with duties in Boston and New Orleans and at Fort Gordon. He holds several wartime and service decorations.
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Dewey H. Dunn
295Th Military Police Company
Seneca Army Depot
Sgt
Dunn
Korea
260Th M.P. Co
212Th M.P Co
9Th MP
New Orleans
Louisiana
Army Air Force
Army
Armed Forces Police
Boston
Military Police
Fort Gordon
793Rd
M.P
Germany
Red Cross Drive Progresses in 205th MP Unit Campaign
The 205th Military Police Company launches the 1967 Red Cross Drive on Feb 27 with a Feb 28 contribution by all MP members. Richard Twist and Ray Woodington chair the campaign. 38 civilian keymen support about 1150 employees. Depot goal is 1200 with hopes to exceed. Keymen kits due April 7.
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205Th Military Police Company
Red Cross
MP Company
Richard Twist
Ray Woodington
Congress of the
United States
American Red Cross
Twist
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Women of the
U.S
Romulus Central School
Irving Shelp
Rodney
Sgt. Dunn
Angelo Arcangeli
Joseph Angum
USA
Andrew L. Baker
John Boyer
James Wyckoff
Delano LaFleur
Zenith
KOKE
Radio Worth
Main Street
Ovid
New York
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