Henry Kaiser: Wartime Producer and Industrial Hero

Thanks to men such as Kaiser and their extraordinary industrial capabilities, the United States was able to outproduce its WWII enemies effectively.

On June 4, 1942, the Japanese and American navies met in fierce combat near Midway Atoll. The fighting lasted for five days, and it ended with a resounding American victory. In total, approximately three thousand Japanese sailors and airmen were killed. The U.S. pilots were able to destroy four Japanese aircraft carriers, obliterating the bulk of the fe…