Anti-American hobbies
Der Prozess, The Trial by Franz Kafka The last two posts have detailed the anti-German bigotry my father faced in his work at the Kingsbury Ordnance Plant in La Porte, Indiana, where he had begun work on March [...]
An FBI Investigation???
Munitions are processed at Kingsbury Ordnance Plant during World War II. Photocourtesy of LaPorte County Historical Society Museum In last week’s post, “War and Bigotry” I shared a letter from Fred Gartz (my dad) to his mother detailing [...]
War and Bigotry!
La Porte, IN Courthousepostcard Fred sent to his family In the post, Explosive News, we heard that my dad, Fred, a chemist, quit his job with Lanteen to make almost double the salary as a blasting powder blender [...]