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D13787-1
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- 1942-12-07 (Creation)
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Determined to live up to their slogan "Keep 'em rolling on the road," the members of the Women's Emergency Motor Corps in Tacoma were instructed in the fundamentals of automobile motors by Tony Falsetta (pointing at engine), the shop superintendent at Titus Motor Co. in December 1942. Capt. Iris Bryan, the head of the Corps, is to the right of the instructor; Leon Titus is kneeling at the right. The women are studying a cut-away chassis donated by the Ford Motor Co. In case of an emergency, the members of the Corps would drive the city's ambulances and emergency vehicles. They also needed to know how to repair them. Classes were held at the Titus shop on Thursday evenings. Members of the Corps were given an intensive 8 week course in mechanics, designed to enable them to make minor repairs on the road. (TNT 12/30/1942, pg. 9- picture; T. Times 12/30/1942, pg. 3)
Community service--Tacoma--1940-1950; Mechanics (persons)--Tacoma--1940-1950; World War, 1939-1945--Women--Tacoma; World War, 1939-1945--Civil defense--Tacoma; Women's Emergency Motor Corps (Tacoma); Bryan, Iris; Falsetta, Tony; Titus, Leon E.;