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.
Sunday, October 8, 2017
Junk Cars to Help Win the War
From the March 16, 2017, MidWeek (DeKalb County, Illinois) "Looking Back."
1942, 75 Years Ago.
"There are 26,995 worn-out jalopies in automobile graveyards in the state of Illinois. Before long these old cars will be melted into armaments.
"That is good news for everyone, not to mention residents of neighborhoods in which one of the graveyards is located. It is estimated that this amount of scrap material will produce 3,680 American tanks to help Uncle Sam's soldiers win the war."
--GreGen
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