Box 7
Contains 9 Results:
General correspondence, 1940 July-1949 January
Typical plant designs, 1942 January-1946 July
Kankakee Ordnance Works contracts, 1940 September-1949 October
Primary contract W-ORD-473 provided for the design, construction, and operation of a plant producing TNT and DNT. Later contract supplements provided for the production of tetryl, lead azide, oleum, and fuming sulphuric acid.
Oklahoma Ordnance Works, employment, 1941 August-1941 October
Oklahoma Ordnance Works, construction, 1941 August-1941 December
Oklahoma Ordnance Works, operations, 1942 March
Chickasaw Ordnance Works, 1942 January-1959 February
Located in Millington, Tennessee, though originally known as the Memphis works. Prime contract W-ORD-573. Manufactured smokeless powder, TNT, and DNT.
Gopher Ordnance Works, 1942 March-1947 January
Located in Rosemount, Minnesota. Prime contract W-ORD-642. Manufactured smokeless powder.
Platte Ordnance Works, 1942 March-1942 June
Contract W-ORD-641 contemplated construction of a smokeless powder plant located near Columbus, Nebraska; however, improved production at other ordnance facilities made construction of a plant unnecessary and the contract was canceled.