Photos of Armco workers who served still available
There are still 439 photos of uniformed Armco employees taken during World War II available for their relatives to claim at the Butler Eagle office.
According to Jerry Puff, former Armco plant manager, employees who served in the military during World War II were photographed by the mill's staff photographer from 1942 to 1945.
Many photos include the soldier, sailor, flyboy, WAVE or WAC'S family members as well.
“I was told that at the time of the war, one of every two people who went through those gates (at Armco) were in World War II,” Puff told the Eagle in November.
Puff, a Butler native, participated in Armco's co-op program in the early 1960s while studying at the University of Cincinnati to be a metallurgist. After the five-year program, he was hired at Armco in 1964, when many World War II veterans worked there.
“They were all good, solid people,” Puff said.
Puff shared 75 photos he found and gathered the rest from Dave Todd, retired Armco vice president.
The Eagle has an updated list of veterans available at www.butlereagle.com. On the newspaper's home page there is an Armco Veteran's icon on the right side of the screen.
Eagle staff will distribute the files which contain photographs or negatives on a first-come, first served basis from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday at the office at 514 W. Wayne St.
