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Photos of Oakes Products Manufacturing Artillery Shells.

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Photographs of factory workers making artillery shells at Oakes Products, Div. of Houdaille-Hershey Corp. during WWII.

Tags: 3/19/1943, 3/23/1943, 800 E. Garfield Ave., Artillery Shells, Auto Parts, Business, Decatur IL., Div. of Houdaille-Hershey, Factory Interior, Factory Workers, Manufacturing, Navy, Oakes Products, WWII

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Photo of Lt. William J. Dutour in uniform

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WWII - Herald and Review Library; Dutour, Lt. William J., 7/5/1944. Official photo U.S. AAF by AAF Training Command. Article on back of photo: "Lt.…