From the February 10, 2016, MidWeek (DeKalb County, Illinois) "Looking Back."
"At the present time the DeKalb Wagon Works Company is thought to be the only firm in the city working on a government contract. Thirty special bodies for trucks are being made there which will be used in the government's big project at Wilmington.
"The firm has also figured on some small gun carriages, but did not receive the bid, and are working on other bids that are being asked for special equipment which the firm is able to manufacture."
There's Money to Be Made. --GreGen
My Cooter's History Blog has become about 80% World War II anyway, so I figured to start a blog specific to it, especially since we're commemorating its 70th anniversary and we are quickly losing this "Greatest Generation." The quote is taken from Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Curre, who was on the USS Tennessee that day. He died Dec. 7, 2011, seventy years to the day. His photo is below at right.
Thursday, December 1, 2016
Looking Back to 1941: Preparing for War
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1941,
Dekalb Illinois,
homefront,
industry,
Looking Back
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