Spring 2022 Militaria & Collectibles Auction
Lot 130:
Large (88 x 46 inch) WWII flag, Army Navy E for Excellence in Production, which was found in a storage locker at Bethlehem Steel in Buffalo, NY. It is well worn and some of the letters have cracked or lost parts. During World War II, Bethlehem Steel was a major supplier of armor plate and ordnance to the U.S. armed forces, including armor plate and large-caliber guns for the Navy. Bethlehem Steel ranked seventh among United States corporations in the value of wartime production contracts. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation’s 15 shipyards produced a total of 1,121 ships, more than any other builder during the war and nearly one-fifth of the U.S. Navy’s two-ocean fleet. It employed as many as 180,000 persons, the bulk of the company’s total employment of 300,000.
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