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Personal
View of Mildred M. Laitner
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I began working for the Weather Bureau in 1943 at Lambert Field,
St. Louis, Missouri. My practical experience had been flying small
aircraft. I had learned that the Bureau needed new employees by using
their service. I went to work for the Bureau because I had become
very interested in weather while flying locally, and there was a need.
I started work using my maiden name -Laitner. In 1949 I married and
left the Weather Bureau.
The
training that the Weather bureau provided was mostly on duty. I was
received very well by the other Weather Bureau employees. My first
impression was that the work was interesting. Morale on station was
very good.
My duties
were those of Observer. I worked fairly regular shifts, both day and
night. There were about 20 people at my duty station. We worked eight
hours a day, forty hours a week. The pay in 1948 was $3351.00.
I would
choose to do this type of work again. It was a vital service for military
and civilian pilots. Because of the war there was more need for meteorologists.
I feel that one of my major contributions was being as quick and accurate
as possible.
