Louisville in World War II
eBook - ePub

Louisville in World War II

  1. 128 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Louisville in World War II

About this book

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 Bowman Field as a United States Army Air Corps Detachment Squadron. The pilots trained there were vital to the war effort.

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Table of Contents
  5. FOREWORD
  6. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  7. INTRODUCTION
  8. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  9. One - LOUISVILLE GOES TO WAR
  10. Two - WINGS OVER AMERICA AND BOWMAN FIELD
  11. Three - THE FIRST TROOP CARRIER COMMAND
  12. Four - SPECIAL BOWMAN FIELD BASE ACTIVITIES
  13. Five - BASE RECREATION ACTIVITIES
  14. Six - THE 43RD AVIATION SQUADRON AT BOWMAN FIELD
  15. Seven - PORTRAITS OF SOLDIERS
  16. Eight - THE COLORED USO
  17. Nine - CHICKASAW PARK AND THE BROCK BUILDING
  18. Ten - LIFE IN COMPANY C AT BOWMAN FIELD