Rockford 获国家公园管理局命名为伊利诺伊州「美国二战遗产城市」
美国国家公园管理局 10 月 21 日宣布，伊利诺伊州 Rockford 市与 Winnebago 县被正式命名为该州的「美国二战遗产城市」，以表彰当地在二战期间对国防生产的贡献。
二战期间，位于 Rockford 附近的 Camp Grant 是全美主要的新兵训练与医疗训练基地之一，先后有约 68 万名士兵在此受训，其中约 10 万人接受医疗兵训练。Machesney 机场培训了 1100 多名飞行员；Winnebago 县共有约 1.6 万名居民参军。Rockford 的工厂为战争生产零部件，其中 Woodward Governor 公司为军用飞机制造螺旋桨调速器等关键部件。
Rockford 也是女子棒球的标志性城市：全美女子职业棒球联赛的 Rockford Peaches 队 1943 年在此成立。「美国二战遗产城市」由国家公园管理局评定，旨在保存并传播各地在二战后方贡献的历史。（GSM 据 Rockford Register Star 报道）
Rockford Named an American World War II Heritage City by the National Park Service
The National Park Service announced on Oct. 21 that the city of Rockford and Winnebago County, Illinois, have been designated the state's American World War II Heritage City, honoring the area's contributions to the war effort.
During World War II, Camp Grant near Rockford was one of the nation's principal induction and medical training centers: about 680,000 soldiers trained there, including roughly 100,000 medics. Machesney Airport trained more than 1,100 pilots, and about 16,000 Winnebago County residents served in the military. Rockford factories produced parts for the war, including propeller governors and other critical components made by the Woodward Governor Company for military aircraft.
Rockford is also a landmark city for women's baseball: the Rockford Peaches of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League were founded there in 1943. The American World War II Heritage City designation, administered by the National Park Service, preserves and shares the history of home-front contributions across the country. (GSM, based on reporting by the Rockford Register Star)
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