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Keep 'Em Fighting: Chris-Craft's Contribution To Wwii, Geoffrey D. Reynolds
Keep 'Em Fighting: Chris-Craft's Contribution To Wwii, Geoffrey D. Reynolds
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On June 6, 1944, Allied forces clamored over the sides of large troop ships into 4126 landing craft, many of those LCVPs (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel), and prepared to storm several beaches of northern France in Operation Overlord, better known as D-Day. Preparation for this day started in the early 1942 as companies throughout the United States converted their factories from peacetime to wartime production. In Michigan, all three Chris-Craft Corporation plants quickly converted from pleasure boat building to building boats for the war effort full time. Together, the three plants would become part of the America’s arsenal of democracy …
From Craft To Industry: The Boat Builders Of Holland, Geoffrey D. Reynolds
From Craft To Industry: The Boat Builders Of Holland, Geoffrey D. Reynolds
Faculty Publications
The article From Craft to Industry: The Boat Builders of Holland is an article concerning the history of ship and boat building in the Holland, Michigan area from 1836-2013.
Lake 'N Sea Speedboats, Geoffrey D. Reynolds
Lake 'N Sea Speedboats, Geoffrey D. Reynolds
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Lake 'n Sea Speedboats concerns the manufacture of the Lake 'n Sea boat line by the LakenSea Boat Corporation (a division of Southern Plastic Corporation), Chris-Craft Corporation, Parsons Corporation and Michigan Fiberglass Company, Holland, Michigan.
Holland Boat Builders, Geoffrey D. Reynolds
Holland Boat Builders, Geoffrey D. Reynolds
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Holland Boat Builders is an article concerning the history of ship and boat building in the Holland, Michigan area from 1836-2006.
Slickcraft: The Quality Name In Boating, Geoffrey D. Reynolds
Slickcraft: The Quality Name In Boating, Geoffrey D. Reynolds
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SlickCraft: The Quality Name in Boating is an article concerning the history of the Slick Craft Boat Company (1954-1969) of Holland, Michigan, its acquisition in 1969 by AMF Corporation (American Manufacturing and Foundry) and subsequent founding of S2 Yachts, Inc. by its founder, Leon Slikkers in 1974.
Infamous Beauties: The Story Of The Lake 'N Sea Speedboats, Geoffrey D. Reynolds
Infamous Beauties: The Story Of The Lake 'N Sea Speedboats, Geoffrey D. Reynolds
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Infamous Beauties: The Story of the Lake 'n Sea Speedboats concerns the manufacture of the Lake 'n Sea boat line from 1956-1963 by the LakenSea, a division of Southern Plastic Corporation (1956-1957), the Chris-Craft Corporation (1957-1958), Parsons Corporation (1958-1960) and Michigan Fiberglass Company (1960-1963).