Posted by JD Seller on November 30, 2019 at 18:57:57 from (208.126.198.213):
In Reply to: Rosie the riviter posted by Grandpa love on November 30, 2019 at 18:27:16:
Tractor plants greatly reduced tractor manufacturing and made other stuff for the war effort. Yes there would have been a raise of women working in the tractor plants too.
Around 16 million US men fought in WWII. That was around 11% of the total population. Then you think about how these would have all been in there 20-30s that is a huge chunk of the work force of the time.
I am still amazed at how the US was able to turn its manufacturing focus to the war effort in such a short time period. Then look at how much material the factories produced.
In just airplanes alone the US made 280,000 planes. 97,000 of them bombers. A single plant, Fords Willow Run Plant, made 8700 B-24 in one plant. At its peak production it completed a new B-24 every 63 minutes.
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