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WW2 Award
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"Your jobs on the home front are just as important to Victory as the jobs of the men on the fighting front...We're going to triumph over the Axis but the going will be tough and rough. Every fan, every blower, every gear case and every fluid drive you make will take us just that closer to Victory." - Rear Admiral H.G.Taylor |
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For a company to win the Army-Navy Production Award during WWII was a much heralded event with considerable pomp and circumstance, especially since winners had to meet eleven stringent requirements. Although awarded on a plant, rather than a company, basis, the entire organization still basked in the glow of name recognition.
On April 8, 1943 the Columbus plant was awarded the Army-Navy
"E" award for excellence in manufacturing. The plant newsletter
stated in part; "April 8, 1943 will long be remembered by everyone
at the Columbus plant. With flags fluttering, the American Legion
Band playing, a snappy Color Guard strutting and high Army and Navy
officials everywhere, all employees gathered in Building 18 to receive
the rewards of "Work Well Done". Nationwide, only three percent
of war industries received this award.
Below are some photos from the ceremony.
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