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World War II Home Front – Mobilization in Alabama. http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Multimedia.jsp?id=m-4493. http://mysite.verizon.net/ThunderboltDivision/83html/Bob_Parsens/Sgt_Bob_Parsons.htm. http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Multimedia.jsp?id=m-6519.
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The Encyclopedia of Alabama states, “At the arsenal, the Army manufactured colored smoke munitions, tear gas, mustard gas, and other chemical warfare agents. The ordnance plant produced grenades, bombs, and chemical artillery ammunition.” http://www.redstone.army.mil/history/archives/rsa40s/hsv_tmes_3jul41_01.jpg
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http://216.226.178.196/u?/photo,8239 President Franklin D. Roosevelt pictured with Gov. Chauncey Sparks, Lieutenant General Yorent and Major General Royce at Maxwell Field in 1943
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http://216.226.178.196/u?/photo,7731 The black airmen who became single-engine or multi-engine pilots were trained at Tuskegee Army Air Field (TAAF) in Tuskegee Alabama.
http://216.226.178.196/u?/photo,7730 From 1941 through 1946, 996 pilots graduated at TAAF, receiving commissions and pilot wings.