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Leon Mason was born in the 1920s and graduated from Commerce High School in San Francisco in 1940. After his graduation, Mason worked a variety of jobs and eventually joined the CCC. In 1942, he began working at the Kaiser Shipyards in Richmond before transferring to Marinship. In this interview, Mason discusses alphabet agencies, his experience in the CCC, San Francisco during the war, working in the shipyards, and his time in the Navy.

Title
Leon Mason: Rosie The Riveter World War II American Home Front Oral History Project
Creator
Mason, Leon, interviewee
Redman, Sam, interviewer
Published
Berkeley, CA, Regional Oral History Office, 2013
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View Oral History Video Interview 1 Leon Mason
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Rosie the Riveter World War II American Home Front Oral Histories
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Community and Identity
Commerce, Industry, and Labor
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Text
Format
Oral histories.
Archive
The Bancroft Library Oral History Center
Note
Mason, Leon. "Leon Mason: Rosie The Riveter World War II American Home Front Oral History Project." Interview by Sam Redman in 2011. Oral History Center, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 2013.
Interview date(s) 2011
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