Who was “Rosie the Riveter” named after?
The term was named after an actual factory worker named Rosina Bonavita. The term caught on and was immortalized in song. 18. What was the name of the first liberty ship launched? S.S. Patrick Henry 19. What was the name of the last liberty ship launched? S.S. Benjamin Warner 20. What company had the largest tank factory in the U.S.? Chrysler 21. How many tanks were produced at this factory? Chrysler produced 25,000 tanks during the war. 22. Who was the first Allied soldier killed in action on D-Day? Leutenant “Den” Brotheridge, a glider troop of the British Airborne “Pathfinders”, was killed taking their objective, “Pegasus Bridge”, near Rainville, France. They were successful in capturing the bridge intact which was essential for the Allied invasion force to break out of the Normandy beachhead. 23. Who were the first three U.S. generals to land in Normandy? Maj. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, Commander 82nd Airborne Div.; Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin, Assistant Division Commander 82nd Airborn
