Louisville in World War II

Name: Louisville in World War II
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ISBN: 9780738542133

ISBN-10: 073854213X

ISBN-13: 9780738542133

Edition: 2005

Authors: Bruce M. Tyler, State Representative State Representative Darryl T. Owens, State Representative Staff

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With the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Louisville mobilized to fight Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan. Citizens of all races and economic classes united in the effort, both abroad and at home. Louisvilles many industries banded together as well: the Mengel Company made wood products used in the war, and its staff burned a Nazi flag in an employee-held rally; Reynolds Aluminum Company manufactured arms and other war materials; Liberty National Bank sold war bonds at special windows; and the Louisville Ford Motor Company made at least 93,389 military jeeps out of the roughly 500,000 employed in the war. Perhaps Louisvilles most significant war contribution, though, was the use of…

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List price: $24.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication date: 11/30/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 128
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.25" long x 0.31" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Foreword


Acknowledgments


Introduction


Bibliography



Louisville Goes to War



Wings Over America and Bowman Field



The First Troop Carrier Command



Special Bowman Field Base Activities



Base Recreation Activities



The 43rd Aviation Squadron at Bowman Field



Portraits of Soldiers



The Colored USO



Chickasaw Park and the Brock Building



Life in Company C at Bowman Field