And not to forget the most important contribution to ending the war: GM made
M3 Grease Guns, the most important weapon of the War (And the cold war as
well, When I was ROTC in the 70s we still had them)
GMs Saginaw Steering Gear Division also made M1 Carbines (Or parts there
for)
(In case of impending flame attack, the comments about the M3 are facetious,
and meant as a attempt at humor. They are not to be taken seriously. Ron,
help me out here, you have more experience pissing people off, what other
disclaimer do I need <G>)
Hank
Enjoying a glorious a NE afternoon working on the M109, the M35, a M151 Hood
and trimming trees all at once...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gene Pantano" <truks@cs.quik.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 1:13 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Contractors
> During the War..the "Unexcelled" fireworks company on Staten Island, New
> York...was put into the "bomb" making line.. My mother was there during
the
> war loading incindiary bombs. She was known as "the blonde bomber" !! Her
> production crew was given a production award. I still have several
parachute
> flares in the tubes from her. They were fired from the M1 rifle..
> Also...there were hundreds of contractors..no - thousands...that added
their
> parts to all equipment used during the war. Colt and Winchester made a lot
> of electronic stuff for aircraft and tanks. Remington Rand had nothing to
do
> with rifles or rifle parts. They made pistols. There was a shoe company
that
> made a lot of parts for carbines and rifle bolts...you may have seen the
> bolts on 1917 rifles made for WW2..they say USMC....no - sorry, not US
> Marine Corps..it is the SHOE COMPANY... They made machinery for making
> shoes. Carry on ..1SG PANTANO
>
>
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