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691 Rayon Employees Served in WWII. The bronze memorial now sits in a
wharehouse with talks going on to save it. See the names of those
who served, bios of those who died, and a list of those who received
medals. |
More than 97% of plant employees bought War Savings Bonds to get
Treasury Department's Blue and White Minute Man Award. The
majority of workers were donating 10.05% of their paychecks to the war!
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At the outbreak of WWII, women entered in to jobs that were the past
forbidden fields for women. Here is the story of 2B Textile
and other areas of Rayon which women dominated during the
war. Employment for women increased by 83,000 between
1940-1950.* |
In accord with governmental regulations, DuPont's guard force became
Auxiliary Military Police during WWII. The entire police
department took the oath to perform their duties as an "M.P."
in the United States Army. |
Americans were forced to ration sugar (each person was allowed 12
ounces of sugar per week), rubber, gas, and other
items. Stamps were issued for the purchase of these items. In
addition, Old Hickory Villagers were asked to donate salvageable items
such as tires, metal, and of all things.......cooking grease! |
Pin-Up Girls of popular movie stars were an important part of WWII.
Since the Rayon Yarns were shipped to all soldiers employed by DuPont,
the Yarns started their own very tasteful version of incorporating a
pinup girl (a Rayon employee) in each edition. Here you will see
a few of these women. |
This is the front of the December, 1941 Rayon Yarns. It is a
cartoon that is shocking by today's standards, but displays how intense
feelings were about the war. |
Gardening first began in Old Hickory during the depression of
1932. Plots of ground, here and there were cleared and plowed up
and made ready for cultivation. During WWII these gardens became
even more important as rationing took hold and fears of invasion spread.
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| * Tennessee Historical
Quarterly - Spring - 1992 |
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