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A37018-1
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- 1948-12-08 (Creation)
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In December of 1948 W.C. "Mac" McKewen was the coordinator at the new Mueller - Harkins Motor Company dealership at 455 Saint Helens Avenue. From his glass walled control tower, he controlled the work flow on the shop floor. Mr. McKewen was trained as a mechanic and assumed that's what he would do for most of his life. His life changed during World War II, when he and his Major walked into a booby trap at Bougainville, where he lost his arm. Mac was born and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas. He came to Tacoma after he was discharged from the Army, and it was here he met and married his wife. (T. Times, 12/12/48, p. 8).
Artificial limbs; Amputees--Tacoma; Buick automobile; Control rooms--Tacoma; Automobile dealerships--Tacoma; Mueller-Harkins Motor Co. (Tacoma)--Employees; McKewen, W.C.;