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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia Ordnance Works, Publisher, Employee Newsletter "The Echo", A&M 4383, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Content Description

Six issues of "The Echo", a newsletter published by the employees of the West Virginia Ordnance Works. Content of the newsletters includes introductions of new employees; recognition of exceptional performances; updates regarding the facility; and news regarding the progress of the war, particularly the role of ordnance. The West Virginia Ordnance Works (WVOW) was a United States Army ammunition manufacturing facility located in Point Pleasant, West Virginia that operated from 1942-1945.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Point Pleasant (Mason County, W. Va.)
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Labor