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685:"Enough and On Time. The Story of the Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant"
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The TARDEC Story. Sixty-five Years of
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The TARDEC Story. Sixty-five Years of
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27:Former US Army tank manufacturing plant
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233:This important production site of the
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382:"Pure Michigan, Arsenal of Democracy"
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717:Detroit Arsenal of Democracy Museum
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955:De La Salle Collegiate High School
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505:. Ludb.clui.org. Archived from
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650:"Tanks are Mighty Fine Things"
358:. May 26, 1952. Archived from
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653:. Chrysler Corporation
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