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In December 7, 1941, The Japanese struck Pearl Harbor, America was soon at war on a global scale. Civilian production was cut to the bone. McCabe-Powers converted quickly to making military adaptations of truck bodies and trailers. Women were trained to weld and rivet, as men joined the armed forces. Old timers recall that the women did a fine job.
The Company produced many supporting vehicles for the service. One type of vehicle was a mobile shoe repair trailer, fitted out with all the cobbler's tools. Another was a mobile machine shop for repair of motorized equipment. There were also bodies and trailers equipped for processing reconnaissance photographs and printing field maps. The company received the Army-Navy "E" Award. |
When the fighting stopped in August, 1945, McCabe-Powers reconverted to production of its regular products, and although some other vehicle bodies were made, production for the utility market became the major area of concentration.
Edward J. Powers, Jr., died in March of 1958. His brother, John J. Powers, assumed the title of president. |
