Died in the explosion at the Elwood Ordnance plant, in building 10, where anti-tank mines were being loaded into railroad boxcars to be shipped. The explosion cost the lives of 68 of the 70 in the department.
A statue of a munitions worker, lunchbox in hand, was erected in 2001 near the entrance to the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery to honor those killed and hurt during the explosion.
A statue of a munitions worker, lunchbox in hand, was erected in 2001 near the entrance to the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery to honor those killed and hurt during the explosion.
Died in the explosion at the Elwood Ordnance plant, in building 10, where anti-tank mines were being loaded into railroad boxcars to be shipped. The explosion cost the lives of 68 of the 70 in the department.
A statue of a munitions worker, lunchbox in hand, was erected in 2001 near the entrance to the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery to honor those killed and hurt during the explosion.
A statue of a munitions worker, lunchbox in hand, was erected in 2001 near the entrance to the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery to honor those killed and hurt during the explosion.
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