1944 Myrtle Metcalf Gibson worked for the Pennsylvania Shipyards in Beaumont, TX, as a welding supervisor. She excelled as a welder and checked the work of other women who welded the bows of ships headed for battle.

The Gibsons: Betty, Rose Ella Chapel, Myrtle, Howard. Jr., and Howard "Hoopie" Gibson. Houston.

Howard "Hoopie" Gibson and Myrtle