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unusual facts about Rock Island Arsenal


Larry D. Wyche

He also commanded the Joint Munitions and Lethality Life Cycle Management Command/Joint Munitions Command, Rock Island, Illinois.


Daniel Webster Flagler

Recognized as an expert on developing and producing artillery and other weapons, Flagler continued his Ordnance service after the war, including assignments at the Watervliet, Augusta, Rock Island, Fort Monroe, Fort Union, San Antonio, Frankford, and Watertown arsenals.


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Levin H. Campbell, Jr.

After the war Campbell continued his service, including assignments at: the Office of the Chief of Ordnance, Washington, D.C.; Stockton Ordnance Depot, Stockton, California; Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland; and Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois.

Rock Island National Cemetery

Brevet Brigadier General Thomas Jackson Rodman, commander at the Rock Island Arsenal; developed the Rodman gun