155mm Shells at the Alabama Army Ammunition Plant four miles north of Childersburg, Alabama - June 1942
The Alabama Army Ammunition Plant was built in 1941 and was operated by DuPont. The facility produced nitrocellulose (NC), trinitrotoluene (TNT), dinitrotoluene (DNT), tetryl, and single-base smokeless powder. At its peak, production was nearly 40 million pounds of munit...
The Alabama Army Ammunition Plant was built in 1941 and was operated by DuPont. The facility produced nitrocellulose (NC), trinitrotoluene (TNT), dinitrotoluene (DNT), tetryl, and single-base smokeless powder. At its peak, production was nearly 40 million pounds of munit...