Working at the Hemp Mill and a Wound from a Kamikaze Attack

From the September 2, 2020, MidWeek (DeKalb County, Illinois)  "Looking Back."

1945, 75 Years Ago.

"The women employed at the hemp mill did not work Saturday as the day was used by the men  for some needed  repairing and cleaning of the boilers."

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"For wounds suffered last May when his ship was hit by a Jap suicide plane off Okinawa  after 39 days in combat, Robert C. Helson,  pharmacist's mate  first class, of  206 Maplewood Avenue in DeKalb was awarded the Purple Heart medal."

Hemp, A Growing Industry in DeKalb County in 1945.  --GreGen