From Feb. 5, 2013, Yahoo! Contributor Network "World War II Detroit: America's 'Arsenal of Democracy" by Marlissa Sachteleben.
Detroit produced 30% of U.S. war machinery, equipment and munitions. Labor worked around the clock. Jobs were plentiful. Actually, there were more jobs than workers.
The Detroit Historical Museum has a new exhibit on the city's role in the war.
Some 91% of all helmets worn by the American military were made in Detroit. Half of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers were made at the Ford Willow Run plant.
--GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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