>Who in your personal opinion was the most influential CIVILIAN >in World War 2. Henry J. Kaiser http://history.acusd.edu/gen/WW2Timeline/kaiser.html 27% of total WWII shipping was done in Liberty Ships. 2710 were built; 200 were lost. One was built in less than 5 days. Kaiser was also largely responsible for the Casablanca Class aircraft carrier (CVE), also known unofficially as the Kaiser Class. Kaiser shipyards built 50 of them during 1943-1944. http://www.history.navy.mil/download/car-9.pdf Gary Crowell -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics