Depot Dedication at Seneca Ordnance Depot Opens $9 5 Million Project
The Seneca Ordnance Depot in Kendaia marked its official inauguration as a military reservation with a public ceremony. Col Parker led the event with dignitaries including Supreme Court Justice Lewis A Gilbert and numerous local officials as the first igloo magazine pour occurred breaking champagne on the form.
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IGLOO
Kendaia
N.Y
Seneca Ordnance Depot
Finger Lakes
Smith Farm Road
Paul B. Parker
Supreme Court
Lewis A. Gilbert
Newark
New York
Wm. A. Aiken
Auburn
U.S. Army
American Legion
Cayuga
Seneca
Ontario
Col. Parker
Gerald F. Botsford
Charles H. Terry
Karl R. Rogers
Harold C. Yelverton
Bjorn Sigurdsen
Nathan Lapham
Geneva
Silas Taber
Kennard Underwood
Cayuga County
Eugene C. Donovan
New York State Banker’s Association
Frederick E. Worden
The
National Bank of Auburn
Morris McCann
Penn Yan
Col Parker
Lozier
Pairier
Frank Weber
Inauguration of Seneca Ordnance Depot as military reservation
The Seneca Ordnance Depot was officially inaugurated as a military reservation in public ceremonies on August 21, 1941. The War Department planned a color motion picture of the events. The Ordnance Corps took over operations on September 15, 1941, with ammunition shipments beginning January 6 and 31, 1942.
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Seneca Ordnance Depot
War Department
The
Ordnance Corps
Anniversary Echoes From Former Depot Commanders
Letters from retired Col. Robert R. Judson Col. Thomas W. Cooke and Col. William L. Clay share retirement updates and memories of depot activity. Irene Schudoma Bert Powers Clark Sheldon and LTC Charles T. Roemer also contribute notes while Dave Danson recalls Seneca days and Opera Scholarship success.
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Robert R. Judson
E. Strawberry Drive
Mill Valley
California
Thomas W. Cooke
28Th Ave
Boynton Beach
Florida
William L. Clay
Congress Ave
Havre de Grace
Maryland
Irene Schudoma
Bert Powers
DeLand, Fla
LTC
Charles T. Roemer
Elizabeth
N.J
Geneva Times
Maj
French
Massachusetts
Seneca
Dave Danson
Ruffino Opera Theatre and Workshop
New York City
Mannes College of Music
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