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Midcoasters collected scraps and made sacrifices during World War II

Summary by Portland Press Herald
Just months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, launching the United States into World War II, America began an unprecedented civilian effort to gather and recycle materials that would ultimately ensure victory in Europe and the Pacific. When war production in the United States moved American production “from refrigerators to machine guns,” a […]

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Midcoasters collected scraps and made sacrifices during World War II

Just months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, launching the United States into World War II, America began an unprecedented civilian effort to gather and recycle materials that would ultimately ensure victory in Europe and the Pacific. When war production in the United States moved American production “from refrigerators to machine guns,” a […]

·Portland, United States
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Portland Press Herald broke the news in Portland, United States on Wednesday, October 8, 2025.
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