Mrs. Kruck discusses many topics during her interview. As a woman who had children prior to the war, and spent time as both a homemaker and as a clerical worker in industry, she is in a position to contrast the features of both of these situations. Prior to going to work for the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Mrs. Kruck volunteered for several wartime agencies, and discusses the time that she spent registering soldiers from the Manitowoc area who were being drafted. She comment on the number of men from the Manitowoc area who were sent off to war. She is more detailed when discussing the procedures and daily responsibilities of her work at the shipyards. She is particularly thorough in her discussion of the security procedures at the shipyards to ensure that no enemy agents would be able to infiltrate these security areas. She discussed the security measures taken to keep specialized tools on the lot, rather than having the workers take them off-site. She also speaks of the place of women at the shipyards, though she only refers to women in clerical positions, rather than those who worked in industrial jobs. Other topics that she discusses include: the mood in Manitowoc at the time of war, and her reaction to the tremendous boom in the town, the importance of the submarine program to Manitowoc, the effect of rationing on her family and those in her neighborhood, and her reactions to having a brother in the Pacific theatre of war for nearly four years.
