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Connecticut in World War II Images of America

by [Baker, Mark Allen]

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With the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Empire of Japan on December 7, 1941, and the United States' entry into World War II, our nation turned to Connecticut--as it did during World War I--for munitions, clothing, and other goods. And Connecticut answered the call: Manchester Mills increased silk production, Waterbury brass producers altered their manufacturing lines, and Bridgeport's Remington Arms--which had produced 50 percent of the US Army's small arms cartridges in World War I--increased its mass production capabilities. By the time Electric Boat, Hamilton Propellers, Pratt & Whitney, and many other Connecticut companies tallied up their production back in 1945, it amounted to over $8 billion in war contracts.

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  • Arcadia Publishing Brand
  • Oct 16, 2017 Pub Date:
  • 9781467126984 ISBN-13:
  • 1467126985 ISBN-10:
  • 128.0 pages Paperback
  • English Language
  • 9.25 in * 0.31 in * 6.5 in Dimensions:
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