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- American Legion Employees with Wheelchairs Purchased for Percy Jones Veterans Hospital with Muster Out Pay, March 1944 - In August 1942, the United States Army purchased the former main building of John Harvey Kellogg's Battle Creek, Michigan, sanitarium. It was remodeled and rededicated as Percy Jones Army Hospital. By the end of World War II, the hospital and its associated facilities were the Army's largest medical installation. Reactivated during the Korean War, Percy Jones closed permanently in 1954.
- March 22, 1944
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American Legion Employees with Wheelchairs Purchased for Percy Jones Veterans Hospital with Muster Out Pay, March 1944
In August 1942, the United States Army purchased the former main building of John Harvey Kellogg's Battle Creek, Michigan, sanitarium. It was remodeled and rededicated as Percy Jones Army Hospital. By the end of World War II, the hospital and its associated facilities were the Army's largest medical installation. Reactivated during the Korean War, Percy Jones closed permanently in 1954.
- Henry Ford II at the American Legion Dedication at the Lincoln Plant, November 11, 1944 -
- November 11, 1944
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Henry Ford II at the American Legion Dedication at the Lincoln Plant, November 11, 1944
- American Legion Wyandotte Post 271 Baseball Team Sponsored by Gorno Brothers, Trenton, Michigan, August 1944 -
- August 12, 1944
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American Legion Wyandotte Post 271 Baseball Team Sponsored by Gorno Brothers, Trenton, Michigan, August 1944
- American Legion Jeep Gabry Post 388 Baseball Team Sponsored by Southwestern Motor Sales, August 1944 -
- August 12, 1944
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American Legion Jeep Gabry Post 388 Baseball Team Sponsored by Southwestern Motor Sales, August 1944
- American Legion Employee with Wheelchairs Purchased for Percy Jones Veterans Hospital with Muster Out Pay, March 1944 - In August 1942, the United States Army purchased the former main building of John Harvey Kellogg's Battle Creek, Michigan, sanitarium. It was remodeled and rededicated as Percy Jones Army Hospital. By the end of World War II, the hospital and its associated facilities were the Army's largest medical installation. Reactivated during the Korean War, Percy Jones closed permanently in 1954.
- March 22, 1944
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American Legion Employee with Wheelchairs Purchased for Percy Jones Veterans Hospital with Muster Out Pay, March 1944
In August 1942, the United States Army purchased the former main building of John Harvey Kellogg's Battle Creek, Michigan, sanitarium. It was remodeled and rededicated as Percy Jones Army Hospital. By the end of World War II, the hospital and its associated facilities were the Army's largest medical installation. Reactivated during the Korean War, Percy Jones closed permanently in 1954.
- The Ford Good Drivers League: One Man's Contribution to the Highway Safety Problem, 1941 - Ford Motor Company created the Good Drivers League in 1940. Headed by Edsel Ford, the League promoted safe driving habits among high school students. The League initially invited boys to compete in state and national championships--girls would join in 1941. Contestants wrote essays and participated in driving tests. National champions won trophies and scholarships. America's entry into World War II ended the program.
- 1941
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The Ford Good Drivers League: One Man's Contribution to the Highway Safety Problem, 1941
Ford Motor Company created the Good Drivers League in 1940. Headed by Edsel Ford, the League promoted safe driving habits among high school students. The League initially invited boys to compete in state and national championships--girls would join in 1941. Contestants wrote essays and participated in driving tests. National champions won trophies and scholarships. America's entry into World War II ended the program.
- Henry Ford II at the American Legion Dedication at the Lincoln Plant, November 11, 1944 -
- November 11, 1944
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Henry Ford II at the American Legion Dedication at the Lincoln Plant, November 11, 1944
- Michigan Secretary of State Leon Case and Guy Cox with an American Legion License Plate, 1937 -
- August 12, 1937
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Michigan Secretary of State Leon Case and Guy Cox with an American Legion License Plate, 1937
- Michigan Secretary of State Leon Case and Guy Cox Affix an American Legion License Plate, 1937 -
- August 12, 1937
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Michigan Secretary of State Leon Case and Guy Cox Affix an American Legion License Plate, 1937
- Michigan Disabled Veterans Traveling to the American Legion Convention, 1940 - Disabled American Veterans (DAV) was formed in 1920 to support and advocate for military veterans with lasting wartime injuries. DAV partnered with Ford Motor Company in 1922, and Ford organized caravans to transport underserved DAV members to the organization's annual conventions. DAV received a federal charter from Congress in 1932, and the organization expanded rapidly during World War II.
- May 03, 1940
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Michigan Disabled Veterans Traveling to the American Legion Convention, 1940
Disabled American Veterans (DAV) was formed in 1920 to support and advocate for military veterans with lasting wartime injuries. DAV partnered with Ford Motor Company in 1922, and Ford organized caravans to transport underserved DAV members to the organization's annual conventions. DAV received a federal charter from Congress in 1932, and the organization expanded rapidly during World War II.