Gulf Ordnance Plant WWII Telegram

Collection — Container: Miscellaneous Manuscripts Box 7

Identifier: MSS-875

Staff Only

Scope and Content

This collection contains a single telegram from "MacArthur" to "the Men & Women of the Gulf Ordinance Plant of Prairie, Mississippi."

Dates

1942-12-21

Conditions Governing Access

None.

Rights Statement

Any requests for permission to publish, quote, or reproduce materials from this collection must be submitted in writing to the Coordinator of Manuscripts or Manuscripts Librarian for Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Mississippi State University as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Historical Note

The Gulf Ordnance Plant was a military munitions plant during World War II from 1942-1945. It was located in Prarie Mississippi, and it was managed by Procter and Gamble. It spanned 6,720 acres and employed over ten thousand people. During its operation, it produced 20-, 40-, 57-, 67-, and 75-millimeter shells, rocket launchers, 100-pound bombs, and naval tracer ammunition. It was considered a major supplier of munitions during WWII, producing almost 25% of the munitions used by the United States armed forces.