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Sturtevant At War
While not making shells, ammunition, tanks, planes or other primary articles of war, Sturtevant was certainly part of the Arsenal of Democracy during WW2!
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Sturtevant Mechanical Draft Fans sped up the
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Products
"Full
Speed Ahead" with
Sturtevant marine products. Sturtevant fans for forced, induced draft
and ventilation had a proved record of superior perfomance in hundreds
of marine applications. Some examples of what was installed in vessels
ranging from PT Boats and LSTs to large attack carriers are seen
below:
Personnel
Rosie the Riveter was a symbol of the U.S. war effort
that characterized the millions of women who had gone to work to replace the men
who joined the armed forces. Over 300 "Rosies" worked at the Hyde
Park factory during WW2. Click an image below to see an enlargement
and description of these 1945 photos of women production workers
in Bldg C.
A
genuine war hero and member of the family that owned Sturtevant
was Eugene Foss II. He was a peacetime sales engineer that fought
with distinction as a Naval officer. His vessel, the destroyer USS
Emmons, was the first Allied ship to fire on the enemy during the
Normandy invasion in 1944. In 1945, for vallantry in fighting the
Japanese until literally being blown off the bridge by a Kamakazi
attack, he was awarded
the Silver and Bronze stars.
In addition to the many shop workers that fought, thirty-four Sturtevant sales engineers laid down the slide rule and picked up the sword during the conflict. Most of their pictures and names can be viewed below. The images were published in a special edition of The Vane, the company sales department newsletter, in 1943.
John Bentley 
During World War II, the government undertook unprecedented campaigns to engage Americans in the war effort. Private business followed suit, often attempting to link their products with appeals to patriotism. Propaganda and advertisement sometimes became inextricably entwined in the process, as shown in the Sturtevant ads below.
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