December 13, 1924 – September 13, 2019
Margery Burgman
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Birthplace: Hutchinson, KS
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Honored By: Ike's Soldiers and the Eisenhower Foundation
Biography
Margery Burgman worked on Boeing planes in Wichita, Kansas. She enjoyed her work and was glad that she contributed. During the war, her mother, father, sister, and herself worked stateside on planes, and her brother served in the Navy.
She met her husband in Colorado, and they dated 6 weeks before getting married. Their marriage lasted 71 years. As a “Rosie the Riveter,” Margery helped build military airplanes at the Boeing plant in Wichita.
Watch her interview to see pictures, letters, and ration books from World War II.
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