Identification Badge from Dorothy Capielano

Gift of Gerald Lanoix, 2000.270.001

Higgins Industries operated eight manufacturing plants in New Orleans during World War II, including Higgins Aircraft. This badge belonged to Dorothy Cappielano, an employee at Higgins working on the "Absentee Desk" accounting for employees who were taking time off work for illness. Absenteeism was a serious potential threat as the loss of working time meant the loss of potential war materials being delivered to the lines on time.