New Britain herald., 1924-04-03
MILITARY RECORD
 IS ENVIABLE ONE
New Britain Plays Prominent Part in Defense Of Country


 Revolutionary war, farmers left their
 blows standing in the fields and seized their muskets in the time Of need. In
 fact New Britain met figured in the battles of Lexington and Concord.
 When the Civil war broke out re eruiting stations were opened on Main street and high school and factory boys alike hocked to the colors.
 Again when the Maine was blow n up in the harbor of Havana, New Britain men left their benches. their desks and their stores to answer the "eail to arms"
 In the World War. what New Brit ain did ives Nividly in the memory Of its inhabitants. The soldiers monument at Central Park and the Court of Honor at Walnut Hi park, are silent witnesses to the city's hom- age Co its honored dead
 New Britain supplied one general, tro colonels. major and five cap Gains as well as many priHates in the Revolutionary war.
 During the Civil war New Britain sent 800 boys 10 the front.
 New Britain's part in the World var was of the utmost importance. Approximately $500 young men left this city for the front, 2,000 of these being volunteers.
 One hundred and eighteen died on the field of battle.
 Sixteen nurses volunteered from the New Britain general hospital or who had been trained there.
 Seven local ministers entered tho service as did 15 Y. NJ. c. A. secre- taries.
 The Stanley Works made over 6,o0o.00o guards for gas masks, l. 100000 booster cases, and 4,000,000 twenty-three inch shells. Ten million magazines for Browning machine guns were made. The factory made i,5o0.60o curry combs. 2,00o,000 fill ers for machine guns, 3oo,o0 rifle sockets etc.
 Tho New Britain Machine company made ITO aircraft guns, the only ones built in the United States which saw service in France. This factory also made 1000 tripods and millions Of shell heads
 The Russell and Erwin company made 100000 gas masks, and millions of detonating fuses. Hand grenades, machine gun magazines, belt buckles and gun sling loops entered into tho millions
 The North & Judd plant became heAdauarters for the U. s. ordnance and quartermaster department and millions of buckles for harness, cart ridge belts. knapsacks, gas masks parts, etc, were made.
 Locks and hardware for torpedo boat destroyers were made by the F. and F. Corbin plant as were millions of shells for the Russian government. Millions of other war equipment were turned out here.
 Bearings for tanks, trudks and air planes were made in New Britain and by the Fafnir Bearing Co. Their bearings went into the Liberty and other we'll known motors. The Navy Curtiss seaplanes were equipped with Fafnir bearings.
 The Vulcan Iron works made mill Hons of hand grenades, and the entire ! supply of feet for Browning machine !, guns.
 1'raut and Hine made millions of trimmings for belts, cartridge clips, etc.
 Many other important items were produced here during the war. The famous Corbin screw speedometer for army motorcycles was made here; trunk and cabinet locks, etc, were made by the Corbin Cabinet Lock O., | 200. 900 pieces of underwear for sol | diers were made by the American | Hosiery company: chucks for lathes , in overseas machine shops were made , by the Skinner Chuck Co. Special I tools for guns and lever glass for air . planes veer produced by the Stanley Rule and Level Co. The Hart and company furnished about 1 10000 steel lockers to the navy; Hart ! and Cooley made Browning gun parts. the Barnes and Robert company made 1 ,5oo. 900 magazines for Colt rovol- vsrs: Beaton and Caldwell, the \. ], Beason company and the Mallcable Iron Works devoted a large part of their output to war purposes.
 Aud thus does the greatest hard 1 ware manufacturing city in the world . achieve greatness in the hour when It's services are most needed.
 New Britain had one dollar year man, Herbert 4. Johnson. who rose i ts The rank of lieutenant-colouel. . Three men became majors. A total or io won commissions. Four ysowomen volunteered.
 Tvo r. W. C. 4. women were in tho service.
 The citys record pas so good. it being the first city of it's size to go over the top in the Fourth Liberty Bond safe: that a steamship launched In the emergency fleet at Arlington. y. r.. pas named "The Steamship New Britain" and Mrs. Charles E. Parsons of this city was sponsor. Mayor George <. Duigl"y and other ritizcus were guests at Inc launching
 Srw Britain lcd thp state Tn p"r .aiIita safes of firin s'amps.
 New Britain people supplied throo ,rmy subularcos.
 | presentation of sG.NGn uas given Lhr Polish White rroSs on September ,. tais. ntcu tEuacc iaderru ski and IH' Polish military commission tisifrd Sra Britain.
 fs'r. T.utsau i!"iuoHski. pastor ol iH" SIorcd ll"ari of Jrsis rhHrci r. is'.I among hts o"n people St"a.9"" Tor var worls
 u'oid work was done bv v"HcU. f;rI t'ross and otI1nr workers Hum 1rrIs m thousands of surgical werr made for the arTny. ] HnusanIs of pieces of rioihiHg W"r" ze~ureI for iSrgiun refurres. The ritv had nearly -.Hp"D h1rne EarIrue md g. arr~s of ground vas uuicr