Mrs. Virginia Davis, a riveter in the assembly and repair department of the Naval air base, supervises Chas. Potter, a NYA trainee from Michigan, Corpus Christi, Texas. After eight weeks of training he will go into civil service. Should he be inducted or enlist in the armed service, he will be valuable to mechanized units of the Army or Navy

Naval air base. Corpus Christi, Texas. Mrs. Virginia Davis, a riveter in the ssembly and repair department of the naval air base in Corpus Christi, Texas, supervises Charles Potter, a National Youth Administration (NYA) trainee from Michigan. After eight of training, he will go into the civil service. Should he be inducted or enlist in the armed services, he will be valuable to mechanized units of the Army or Navy

A rivet is her fighting weapon. Oyida Peaks, daughter of a Navy lieutenant, one of many women taking NYA training to become mechanics at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas. After eight weeks apprenticeship she will be qualified as a civil service worker in the Assembly and Repair Department

Mrs. Virginia Davis, a riveter in the assembly and repair department of the Naval air base, supervises Chas. Potter, a NYA trainee from Michigan, Corpus Christi, Texas. After eight weeks of training he will go into civil service. Should he be inducted or enlist in the armed service, he will be valuable to mechanized units of the Army or Navy

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01/01/1939

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