Vera Anderson’s Birthday — June 15th

National Women’s Champ Welder

Employed as a welder at Ingalls Ship­build­ing in Pascagoula dur­ing WWll, Vera (Ander­son) McDon­ald was a young Mis­sis­sip­pi gal who won region­al and nation­al wartime com­pe­ti­tions for women welders.