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Sangamon Ordnance Plant in Illiopolis
From Episode number 531, World War II Drawings; Sangamon Ordnance Plant; Classic Plane Pilots,
air date Thursday, July 13, 1995
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At the old Sangamon ordnance plant, now covered with weeds, host Alison Davis talks to Sherman resident Lola Marbold, who worked there during World War II.
She attended beauty school each day and then rode the Inter-urban to work the 4 to midnight shift at the plant. Assembling artillery shells was
dangerous work. But the pay was good and the ammunition needed for the war.
Segment duration: 09:10
Producer: Alison Davis
This segment is filed in these categories: Business • Gender • History • Illinois Culture/History • Military
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