SANGAMON ORDNANCE PLANT PROJECT Fanale, a Riverton resident, discusses his employment as supervisor at the Sangamon Ordnance Plant in Illiopolis during WWII, and recalls accidents at the plant, transportation, buildings, plant employees, working hazards, storage igloos, and plant security.

1 tape, 54 mins., 26 pp. Interview by B. David McCarthy, 1989 OPEN See collateral file

SANGAMON ORDNANCE PLANT PROJECT Gordon, assembly line worker at the Sangamon Ordnance Plant during WWII, recalls working conditions at the plant, minority workers, accidents, security, medical facilities, production goals, plant operations, ammunition produced, and transportation to the plant.

1 tape, 49 mins., 15 pp. Interview by B. David McCarthy, 1989 OPEN See collateral file

SANGAMON ORDNANCE PLANT PROJECT Groves recalls her experiences during WWII as a nurse at the Sangamon Ordnance Plant. She recalls the plant medical facilities, job-related injuries, women and minorities in the work force, housing for workers, and dismantling the plant. Also discusses security, transportation, sanitation, wages, and her later career as an industrial nurse.

1 tape, 65 mins., 21 pp. Interview by B. David McCarthy, 1989 OPEN See collateral file

SANGAMON ORDNANCE PLANT PROJECT Hohenstein, lifelong resident of Illiopolis, discusses operations at the Sangamon Ordnance Plant during WWII: plant security, transportation, roles of women, plant's effect on family life, Illiopolis, recreation and entertainment, and the closing of the facility.

1 tape, 39 mins., 14 pp. Interview by B. David McCarthy, 1989 OPEN See collateral file

SANGAMON ORDNANCE PLANT PROJECT Paul Hohenstein, resident of Illiopolis during WWII, discusses the Sangamon Ordnance Plant, effects on the community, employment of women and the shut-down of the plant.

1 tape, 35 mins., 12 pp. Interview by B. David McCarthy, 1989 OPEN See collateral file

SANGAMON ORDNANCE PLANT PROJECT Herb Lee, Illiopolis resident, recalls the Sangamon Ordnance Plant during WWII: employment on the ordnance survey gang, local reaction, wages, phasing out the plant, and his employment at DeKalb Poultry after it purchased the plant. Also recalls security, rail-roads, and housing sites for the plant.

1 tape, 48 mins., 16 pp. Interview by B. David McCarthy, 1989 OPEN See collateral file

SANGAMON ORDNANCE PLANT PROJECT Loose, a resident of Illiopolis, recalls the construction of and production at the Sangamon Ordnance Plant: the land occupied, housing needs, community reaction, secrecy and security, fear of air raids, and long-term effects of the plant. Also recalls family, schooling, and the contrast between 1930's and 1980's farming.

1 tape, 67 mins., 21 pp. Interview by B. David McCarthy, 1989 OPEN See collateral file

SANGAMON ORDNANCE PLANT PROJECT Lyon, Illiopolis resident, recalls the Sangamon Ordnance Plant; employment as a guard; retrieval of land; waste dumping; female and minority employees; housing and transportation; local reaction; water and sewer systems; igloos and the burning grounds; security and working for the Director of Safety. Also recalls farming in the 1940's.

1 tape, 45 mins., 19 pp. Interview by B. David McCarthy, 1989 OPEN See collateral file

Billy McCarthy, an Illinois high school teacher, discusses his family, childhood near White Hall, education and the Depression; service in the U.S. Marine Corps during WWII, hospitalization, and citations; feelings toward the Germans and Japanese; education at Illinois College, teaching career, work at the Secretary of State's office, coaching, and changes in education.

1 tape, 90 mins., 30 pp. Interview by B. David McCarthy, 1989 OPEN See collateral file

SANGAMON ORDNANCE PLANT PROJECT Pritchett discusses her work at the Sangamon Ordnance Plant at Illiopolis: safety, security, female and minority employment, closing the plant, restoration of land, and effects on the community.

1 tape, 60 mins., 19 pp. Interview by B. David McCarthy, 1989 OPEN See collateral file