0:00:18 |
Started at Armory in 1940. Had been a machinist in Ludlow, transferred to the tool room after 5 months at Armory. |
0:01:18 |
Worked for John Shannon, Asst. Foreman. Worked in jigs and fixtures-tooling for the M1. |
0:03:32 |
Why he applied at the Armory. |
0:04:54 |
The application process. |
0:06:09 |
Worked fitting the M1 bolt, hand filing. |
0:06:45 |
Garand's efficiency in manufacturing. |
0:07:45 |
Earned citation for good work. |
0:08:38 |
Left the Armory after the War, returned in 1947, to Model Shop and Garand. |
0:11:58 |
Discusses Garand, a perfectionist, peculiar. |
0:13:56 |
Garand anecdote. |
0:16:30 |
1957 - 1959 working on T-31, the "Buck Rogers" with Garand. |
0:18:29 |
Location of Model Shop: Bldg. 28, 2nd floor. |
0:19:11 |
His relationship with Garand. |
0:21:45 |
Garand's ice skating rink. |
0:23:35 |
Garand "got a dirty deal" from Armory. |
0:27:37 |
Discusses T-31. |
0:29:07 |
Earl Harvey. |
0:29:53 |
Discusses T-44. |
Side B |
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0:31:39 |
Continues discussion of Earl Harvey's gun and T-44. |
0:32:45 |
Fort Benning tests comparing T-44 to FN and Earl Harvey's gun. |
0:37:09 |
Orders to make new T-44s for tests against FN. |
0:39:28 |
Political reasons why T-44 was not accepted. |
0:42:48 |
T-44 finally chosen as M-14. |
0:45:17 |
Arming helicopters for Korea with M-60 mg. |
0:47:30 |
Garand's involvement in T-44 development. |
0:48:36 |
Experimental models: locked up in Model Shop. |
0:50:22 |
Col. Roy Rayle. |
0:51:21 |
Clarence Hersh. |
0:52:58 |
Left Armory at closing--went to Hamilton as cost analyst. Reasons why he did not go to Rock Island. |
0:56:53 |
Phase out--mostly paper work. |
0:57:13 |
Discusses social activities at Armory: lunch hour bands, parties. |