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Admiral blamed for strike at Johns-Manville by POWs
A three part series asserts Admiral Ernest J. King inspired German POWs to strike at Johns-Manville in 1945. The sit-down strike tied up production for days as Camp Cooke prisoners protested labor under Geneva protections, then returned to work after concessions and ongoing reeducation efforts.
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Stan Tulledo
Ernest J. King
U.S
Johns-Manville
Lompoc Valley
Lompoc
Admiral King
J-M
Camp Cooke
Camp Cooke Brass
U.S. Army
A.B. Cummins
JM_ research chemical
New Jersey
Germany
Cummins
Vandenberg Air Force Base
War Department
Washington
D.C
National Archives and Records Service