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WWII Industrial Facilities: Authorized Federally Funded Facilities

Alabama
City Operator Product Type War Product or Service
  U S Government, Navy Department, Navy Department, Tennessee Valley Authority industrial service, warehousing and storage industrial service, warehousing and storage
Alabama City Republic Steel Corp Blast furnace products steel
Anniston Central Foundry Co Foundry products Magnesium alloy sand castings
Anniston Kilby Steel Co Inc steel works Ammunition 20 MM, rockets 4.5", shells 105 MM HE
Anniston Kilby Steel Co Inc steel works Shell forgings 90 and 105 MM
Ashland Alabama Flake Graphite Co Flake Graphite, Crystalline Dust Flake Graphite, Crystalline Dust
Ashland Haile Gold Mines Inc Graphite Graphite
Atalla Compress Buckle Co of Alabama Buckles and ordnance materials Buckles and ordnance materials
Atalla Compress Buckle Co of Alabama Fin assemblies for 60mm shells, percussion primers, sliders for rocket fuses shells, percussion primers, sliders for rocket fuses
Bessemer Dixie Metal Products Co Inc Metal products Bombs, Mortar shells
Bessemer Republic Steel Corp COAL COAL
Birmingham Allied Chemical & Dye Corp, Barrett Div Roof coating, Coal Tar Roof coating, Coal Tar
Birmingham Bechtel McCone Airplane modification B24, Airplane modification B29 Airplane modification B24, Airplane modification B29
Birmingham Continental Gin Co Cotton ginning machinery Navy rocket bodies
Birmingham Continental Gin Co Cotton ginning machinery fuzes, Projectiles
Birmingham Ferro-Enamel Corp Incendiary thermit, type c smoke mix, smoke pots Incendiary thermit, type c smoke mix, smoke pots
Birmingham Goslin Birmingham Mfg Co Inc Industrial Machinery Shells, 155mm
Birmingham Johnson and Jennings Co New plant Detinning Tin Cans
Birmingham Line Material Corp, Southern Line Material Co Electrical Equipment shells, 37 MM . H. E.
Birmingham Republic Steel Corp oven coke and by products iron ore concentrates
Birmingham Republic Steel Corp oven coke and by products coal
Birmingham Rheem Mfg Co Power plant assemblies, plumbing equipment Power plant assemblies, plumbing equipment
Birmingham Rheem Mfg Co New plant shells, 105MM, shells, 81MM
Birmingham Smith and Smith Coal mining coal mining
Birmingham U S Steel Corporation, Tennessee Coal Iron and R R Co steel works shell forgings, 105mm
Chickasaw Gulf Shipbuilding Corp Shipbuilding and repair Destroyers, Minesweepers,180', Minesweepers, 220', Cargo, C_2_S_EL
Decatur Goodyear Decatur Mills cotton woven goods Plied Yarns, Rayon Tire fabrics
Decatur Goodyear Decatur Mills cotton woven goods Plied Yarns, Rayon Tire fabrics
Decatur Ingalls Shipbuilding Co Shipbuilding and repair Transports
Decatur Ingalls Shipbuilding Co Shipbuilding and repair Cargo C-3
Decatur Ingalls Shipbuilding Co Shipbuilding and repair Boats
Decatur Ingalls Shipbuilding Co Shipbuilding and repair Cargo vessels N3
Gadsden Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co of Ala Rubber products Self - sealing fuel tanks, Non-combatant gas masks, Truck tires, Rubber dipped fabrics, reclaimed and synthetic rubber
Gadsden Lansdowne Steel and Iron Co New plant Shells, 105 MM, forging and machining
Gadsden Republic Steel Corp steel works pig iron, steel ingots, steel for bolts, nuts, etc.
Grayson Clancy Lumber Co Inc Basic lumber products Basic lumber products
Holt Central Foundry Co Shells, 155 mm H E Shells, 155 mm H E
Huntsville U S Government, War Department, ARSENALS burster charges, shells, 105mm, mortar shells,81mm. burster charges, shells, 105mm, mortar shells,81mm.
Huntsville U S Government, War Department, ARSENALS bomb and shell filling, chlorine, bomb and shell filling, other gases, shell loading, W.P., smoke pots, H. C. or base ejection, shells, N. C. bomb and shell filling, chlorine, bomb and shell filling, other gases, shell loading, W.P., smoke pots, H. C. or base ejection, shells, N. C., grenades, cn or cndn, pots, cn, thronyl chloride, carbonyl iron power
Listerhill U S Foil Co, Reynolds Alloys Co new plant aluminum alloy sheet, aluminum rods and bars
Listerhill U S Foil Co, Reynolds Metals Co new plant aluminum
Mobile Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co Shipbuilding and repair Cargo, E C 2
Mobile Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co Shipbuilding and Repair Tankers, T2
Mobile Aluminum Cooking Utensil Co Chemicals Alumina
Muscle Shoals U S Government, Navy Department, Navy Department, Tennessee Valley Authority anhydrous ammonia, ammonia nitrate, calcium carbide, phosphatic fertilizer, yellow phosphorous anhydrous ammonia, ammonia nitrate, calcium carbide, phosphatic fertilizer, yellow phosphorous
Russellville Rockwood Alabama Stone Co cut stone and products shells,155mm, shells, 81mm
Sheffield Jones J A Construction Co Inc 105 MM. H. E. Shells 105 MM. H. E. Shells
Sheffield King George Co Inc Lighting fixtures steel castings
Sheffield U S Foil, Reynolds Metals Co Aluminum, alumina Aluminum, alumina
Sylacauga Coca-Cola Co, Brecon Loading Co . ( Coosa River Ordnance Plant ) Bag loading of howitzer charges 105 and 155mm Bag loading of howitzer charges 105 and 155mm
Sylacauga Du Pont E I De Nemours & Co Inc, Alabama Ordnance Works New plant Smokeless powder, Diphenylamine, tnt, dnt, tethryl, oleum, ammonia
Tuscaloosa Goodrich B & F Co Heavy duty military tires and tubes Heavy duty military tires and tubes
Tuscumbia Robbins Tire and Rubber Co Tires and tubes Inner tubes and repair material
Wilson Dam U S Government, Navy Department, Navy Department, Tennessee Valley Authority phosphorous, fuses calcium phosphate, anhydrous ammonia, ammonium nitrate, fertilizer, phosphate nodules phosphorous, fuses calcium phosphate, anhydrous ammonia, ammonium nitrate, fertilizer, phosphate nodules