E for Excellence

ID: 1820 ~ Source: Photo courtesy of the Baylor University Texas Collection

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In 1944, Bluebonnet earned the Army and Navy E Award for Excellence. The award was given for Excellence in Production, and only about 5% of companies engaged in war production received this award during WWII. Over the course of the war, Bluebonnet produced over 13 million bombs.

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Bluebonnet Ordnance Plant

By Stephanie Endicott

After Pearl Harbor and the entrance of the United States into World War II, production increased dramatically at home to aid the war effort overseas. In short order, munitions factories popped up throughout the nation. The town of McGregor was…