ories , ▁water ▁aer ob ics ▁g ear ▁and ▁beach ▁sw im we ar . ▁ ▁D olf in , ▁founded ▁in ▁Reading , ▁Pennsylvania ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁is ▁a ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁J ade ▁Sw im we ar , ▁L . P . ▁The ▁company ' s ▁headquarters ▁are ▁in ▁Moh nt on , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁as ▁Reading ▁Air ch utes ▁Inc ., ▁a ▁manufact urer ▁of ▁cargo ▁par ach utes ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Air ▁Force . ▁It ▁became ▁a ▁leading ▁supp lier ▁of ▁cargo ▁and ▁bomb ▁par ach utes ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁with ▁over ▁ 5 0 0 ▁employees , ▁most ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁women ▁with ▁relatives ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁military . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁renamed ▁after ▁Jean ▁Vern on , ▁an ▁employee ▁who ▁took ▁a ▁leave ▁of ▁absence ▁during ▁the ▁war ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁Women ' s ▁Reserve , ▁otherwise ▁known ▁as ▁SP AR S . ▁Vern on ▁was ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁for ▁her ▁bra very ▁after ▁weather ing ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁Hom est ead ▁h urr icane ▁while ▁station ed ▁in ▁Florida . ▁Under ▁its ▁new ▁name , ▁the ▁company ▁began ▁manufact uring ▁and ▁distrib uting ▁sil k ▁and ▁n yl on ▁l inger ie . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁the