Introduction Around the advent of World War 2 the United States was claimed a manufacturing superpower. This young nation was ready to prove the claims as the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor drew it into the war. The country would…
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The Soo Locks played a critical role during World War II as the passageway through which 90% of the nation’s iron ore was shipped. As the war escalated paranoia grew that the Locks would be targeted by German saboteurs or…
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The Oshkosh Corporation (formerly known as Oshkosh Truck, and even before that as the Four Wheel Drive Auto Company) is a manufacturing company that engineers and constructs a wide array of specialty vehicles. Dating back to 1906, the company has…
Comments closedThe USS Sable was an aircraft carrier that was used to train pilots and carrier personnel in the Great Lakes region during WWII. Before the Sable was an aircraft carrier, it began as a luxury ferry that carried passenger through the…
Comments closedThe Willow Run plant, located in between Ypsilanti and Belleville Michigan, was a bomber plant built by the Ford Motor Company to assemble B-24 Liberator bombers. During World War Two, the plant was portrayed as an American success story and…
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Introduction Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center is an isolated air strip in northern Michigan 7.4 miles west from the town of Alpena. It has an immense amount of historical significance. Formerly Phelps Collins Air Field, it was an airport that…
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The Duluth harbor played a key role in World War II. With our declaration of war in 1941 after Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt declared that the United States must “overwhelm” the Axis powers in munitions and ships. This started the…
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The USS Silversides was one of the finest submarines called for during the onset of World War 2, and had one of the most impressive service records. Commissioned one week after Pearl Harbor, she sank dozens of ships in a…
Comments closedTo fight the Japanese during World War II, the United States. needed logistical support to for its offensive in the Pacific. The Army Air Force assigned pilots like Charles R. Emery to help ferry cargo. These crucial operations for the…
Comments closedGeneral Billy Mitchell is most notably known for his push for US military airpower. His unrelenting commentary on the subject led to one of the most famous court martials for insubordination and his consequential resignation from the US Army. Early…
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