World War II welder Mildred Reed

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This World War II-era photo shows electric arc welder Midred Reed, Shop 26, Welders, one of three women at the time to attain a Third-Class-Welder Rating at then-Navy Yard Puget Sound, in Bremerton, Washington.

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BREMERTON, Wash. - This World War II-era photo shows electric arc welder Midred Reed, Shop 26, Welders, one of three women at the time to attain a Third-Class-Welder Rating at then-Navy Yard Puget Sound, in Bremerton, Washington.

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