Ronald Grigg
Audrey’s future husband, Ronald Grigg, born in 1909 to Wellington and Ellen Grigg, grew up on the family farm approximately twenty miles south-southeast of Bradley near the small town of Henry, South Dakota. Ronald, a resourceful and selfless young man, faced the adversity of the Great Depression with fortitude. After completion of the eighth grade, he quit school to work on the farm, which enabled his brother, Martin, to remain in school and obtain his high school diploma. With the diploma, Martin could fulfill his dream of becoming an officer in the U.S. Army. In addition to working on his father’s farm, other farmers in the vicinity hired the ambitious young man. One of Ronald’s jobs, transporting alcohol from stills operated by his father and their neighbors, matched aptly with his love for cars and adventure.
In about 1934, eager to earn a paycheck, Ronald began an annual routine of riding the rails to the apple orchards in Washington. With the skills he acquired while working on the farm, he gained employment driving truck and repairing …show more content…
Kaiser, under contract to build cargo ships for the beleaguered British, constructed a shipbuilding yard in Portland. After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Kaiser also won wartime contracts to build ships for the United States and because of the insatiable demand, Kaiser constructed two additional shipyards in the Portland area. During the war, the Oregon Shipbuilding Yards delivered 455 ships to the United States Maritime Commission.30 The shipyards provided unprecedented opportunities of employment for women at occupations previously reserved for men. The Oregon Shipbuilding Yards hired approximately 30,000 women as welders, helpers, shipfitters, general laborers, and electricians. The shipyards paid the women wages equal to their male counterparts and even provided childcare
Audrey’s future husband, Ronald Grigg, born in 1909 to Wellington and Ellen Grigg, grew up on the family farm approximately twenty miles south-southeast of Bradley near the small town of Henry, South Dakota. Ronald, a resourceful and selfless young man, faced the adversity of the Great Depression with fortitude. After completion of the eighth grade, he quit school to work on the farm, which enabled his brother, Martin, to remain in school and obtain his high school diploma. With the diploma, Martin could fulfill his dream of becoming an officer in the U.S. Army. In addition to working on his father’s farm, other farmers in the vicinity hired the ambitious young man. One of Ronald’s jobs, transporting alcohol from stills operated by his father and their neighbors, matched aptly with his love for cars and adventure.
In about 1934, eager to earn a paycheck, Ronald began an annual routine of riding the rails to the apple orchards in Washington. With the skills he acquired while working on the farm, he gained employment driving truck and repairing …show more content…
Kaiser, under contract to build cargo ships for the beleaguered British, constructed a shipbuilding yard in Portland. After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Kaiser also won wartime contracts to build ships for the United States and because of the insatiable demand, Kaiser constructed two additional shipyards in the Portland area. During the war, the Oregon Shipbuilding Yards delivered 455 ships to the United States Maritime Commission.30 The shipyards provided unprecedented opportunities of employment for women at occupations previously reserved for men. The Oregon Shipbuilding Yards hired approximately 30,000 women as welders, helpers, shipfitters, general laborers, and electricians. The shipyards paid the women wages equal to their male counterparts and even provided childcare