JUNE 19, 2014 PIONEER PARACHUTE: 1942:
August 1942. "Production. Parachute making. As these two girls thread shroud cords through the material, these yards of silk become more recognizable as one of the parachutes turned out by this eastern plant. Pioneer Parachute Co., Manchester, Ct." William Ritasse, OWI.
COMMENT: The company became Pioneer Aerospace Corporation and in 1988 was purchased by Zodiac Parachute and Protection and still makes parachutes and aerial delivery systems.
COMMENT: Manchester was a major center of silk production for over a century. It is nicknamed "Silk City." The first silk factory opened in 1804. It had been in decline during the years preceding World War II, but the war gave it a great boost.
--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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