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- Disabled Veteran in Class at Camp Legion Vocational School, August 1944 - Henry Ford opened Camp Legion, near Dearborn, Michigan, in 1938 for sons of dead or disabled World War I veterans. The young men earned steady wages working there seasonally from April-November. The camp's mission was modified in 1944 to include rehabilitation of World War II veterans with disabilities. Veterans learned new skills to help them reenter the workforce.
- August 12, 1944
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Disabled Veteran in Class at Camp Legion Vocational School, August 1944
Henry Ford opened Camp Legion, near Dearborn, Michigan, in 1938 for sons of dead or disabled World War I veterans. The young men earned steady wages working there seasonally from April-November. The camp's mission was modified in 1944 to include rehabilitation of World War II veterans with disabilities. Veterans learned new skills to help them reenter the workforce.
- Disabled Veteran Learning Precision Casting Work, Camp Legion Vocational School, November 1944 - Henry Ford opened Camp Legion, near Dearborn, Michigan, in 1938 for sons of dead or disabled World War I veterans. The young men earned steady wages working there seasonally from April-November. The camp's mission was modified in 1944 to include rehabilitation of World War II veterans with disabilities. Veterans learned new skills to help them reenter the workforce.
- November 28, 1944
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Disabled Veteran Learning Precision Casting Work, Camp Legion Vocational School, November 1944
Henry Ford opened Camp Legion, near Dearborn, Michigan, in 1938 for sons of dead or disabled World War I veterans. The young men earned steady wages working there seasonally from April-November. The camp's mission was modified in 1944 to include rehabilitation of World War II veterans with disabilities. Veterans learned new skills to help them reenter the workforce.
- Camp Legion Opened to Give Occupational Rehabilitation to Disabled Veterans, Ford Press Release, 1944 - Henry Ford opened Camp Legion, near Dearborn, Michigan, in 1938 for sons of dead or disabled World War I veterans. The young men earned steady wages working there seasonally from April-November. The camp's mission was modified in 1944 to include rehabilitation of World War II veterans with disabilities. Veterans learned new skills to help them reenter the workforce.
- 1944
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Camp Legion Opened to Give Occupational Rehabilitation to Disabled Veterans, Ford Press Release, 1944
Henry Ford opened Camp Legion, near Dearborn, Michigan, in 1938 for sons of dead or disabled World War I veterans. The young men earned steady wages working there seasonally from April-November. The camp's mission was modified in 1944 to include rehabilitation of World War II veterans with disabilities. Veterans learned new skills to help them reenter the workforce.
- Disabled Veteran Operating Machinery at Camp Legion Vocational School, July 1945 - Henry Ford opened Camp Legion, near Dearborn, Michigan, in 1938 for sons of dead or disabled World War I veterans. The young men earned steady wages working there seasonally from April-November. The camp's mission was modified in 1944 to include rehabilitation of World War II veterans with disabilities. Veterans learned new skills to help them reenter the workforce.
- July 24, 1945
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Disabled Veteran Operating Machinery at Camp Legion Vocational School, July 1945
Henry Ford opened Camp Legion, near Dearborn, Michigan, in 1938 for sons of dead or disabled World War I veterans. The young men earned steady wages working there seasonally from April-November. The camp's mission was modified in 1944 to include rehabilitation of World War II veterans with disabilities. Veterans learned new skills to help them reenter the workforce.
- Dearborn Independent Newspaper for September 9, 1922 - Henry Ford purchased <em>The Dearborn Independent</em> and published it under his name from 1919 to 1927. It served as a forum for Ford's views, free from other media outlets that had attacked his work and values and were outside his control. <em>The Dearborn Independent</em> covered world events, business and economic news, and fiction from noted authors. Sadly, it also served as an outlet for Ford's anti-Semitic sentiments. Between 1920 and 1922, the weekly paper ran a series of front-page articles that denounced all things Jewish. Even after this series, many articles contained anti-Jewish language. Though Ford later apologized and printed a retraction, these notoriously anti-Semitic editorials and articles forever tarnished the influential automaker's reputation.
- September 09, 1922
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Dearborn Independent Newspaper for September 9, 1922
Henry Ford purchased The Dearborn Independent and published it under his name from 1919 to 1927. It served as a forum for Ford's views, free from other media outlets that had attacked his work and values and were outside his control. The Dearborn Independent covered world events, business and economic news, and fiction from noted authors. Sadly, it also served as an outlet for Ford's anti-Semitic sentiments. Between 1920 and 1922, the weekly paper ran a series of front-page articles that denounced all things Jewish. Even after this series, many articles contained anti-Jewish language. Though Ford later apologized and printed a retraction, these notoriously anti-Semitic editorials and articles forever tarnished the influential automaker's reputation.
- Michigan Disabled Veterans Preparing to Leave for Convention in Milwaukee, July 1936 - 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.
- July 19, 1936
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Michigan Disabled Veterans Preparing to Leave for Convention in Milwaukee, July 1936
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.
- Michigan Disabled Veterans and Families Preparing to Leave for Convention in Columbus, Ohio, August 1937 - 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.
- August 01, 1937
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Michigan Disabled Veterans and Families Preparing to Leave for Convention in Columbus, Ohio, August 1937
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.
- Disabled Michigan Veterans Preparing to Leave for Convention in New York, July 1939 - 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.
- July 31, 1939
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Disabled Michigan Veterans Preparing to Leave for Convention in New York, July 1939
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.
- 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.
- Disabled Veteran at Camp Legion Vocational School, May 1945 - Henry Ford opened Camp Legion, near Dearborn, Michigan, in 1938 for sons of dead or disabled World War I veterans. The young men earned steady wages working there seasonally from April-November. The camp's mission was modified in 1944 to include rehabilitation of World War II veterans with disabilities. Veterans learned new skills to help them reenter the workforce.
- May 22, 1945
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Disabled Veteran at Camp Legion Vocational School, May 1945
Henry Ford opened Camp Legion, near Dearborn, Michigan, in 1938 for sons of dead or disabled World War I veterans. The young men earned steady wages working there seasonally from April-November. The camp's mission was modified in 1944 to include rehabilitation of World War II veterans with disabilities. Veterans learned new skills to help them reenter the workforce.