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This is a photograph of Howard Miller with his squadron. Miller is number 95 in the photograph.

This is a picture of Virgil Painter in his uniform. Painter had been drafted in the army, however, as he was waiting in line for the army, he saw a navy recruiter waiting for volunteers. Painter approached the recruiter and ended up working in the…

This is a picture of Virgil Painter with his shipmates aboard the USS Goodhue.

This is a photograph taken of Christine Gomer. After working in the shipyard, Gomer would often visit with her neighbors and their children.

This is a photograph taken of Christine Gomer with her sisters and a neighbor. Pictured from left to right is Zelma Gomer, a neighbor, Hazel Gomer, and Christine Gomer. All three Gomer sisters aided the home front by working in the shipyard.

This is a picture of Christine Gomer with long-time friend Mary Martha Boggs. Both Gomer and Boggs left Arkansas together to work in the shipyard. For the next eighty years, Gomer and Boggs remained friends, until Boggs passed away on April 30, 2015.

This is a photograph of Christine Gomer taken for Virgil Painter, her future husband.

This is a photograph of Virgil and Christine Painter on their wedding day. The Painters were married on October 23, 1944 in Richmond before Virgil was deployed. Virgil Painter died on October 23, 2014, keeping his promise to his bride he would make…

This is a picture of Christine Painter taken on her ninetieth birthday. Behind her is a picture that was taken of her when she was eighteen.

This is a photograph of Christine Painter at the Rosie the Riveter Museum. The museum has a victory ship on display that Painter helped weld.