Claim: Denise Darcel, who first appeared in a 1949 American war film entitled Battleground,  was named "Miss Welder of 1952" and was presented by R. D. Wasserman with a scroll as "the girl we would like most to weld with".
Evidence: Her first film appearance of note was in Battleground (1949). On 15 February 1952 she was named "Miss Welder of 1952" by the National Eutectic Welders' Club. Presenting her with a scroll as "the girl we would like most to weld with" was R. D. Wasserman, President of the Eutectic Welding Institute.