Klann, William C., 1884-
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Klann, William C., 1884-
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Klann, William C., 1884-
Klann, William C. b. 1884
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Born in Detroit, Michigan, William Klann was first employed by Ford Motor Company in 1905 as a machinist. Klann became a Ford production expert. By 1912, he was in charge of Model T motor assembly at the Highland Park Plant. In 1917 he was in charge of Ford Motor's mass production of the U.S.A. Standardized Aircraft Engine, popularly known as the Liberty engine, for the U.S. War Department. In 1923, the company sent Klann, along with a number of other key personnel, to England to improve the manufacture of the Model T in that country and to initiate the development of a plant in Dagenham. Klann left the Ford Motor Company in 1928. He subsequently worked for the Studebaker Corporation and the Hudson Motor Car Company.
Production engineer, Ford Motor Company.
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Airplanes
Airplanes
Assembly-line methods
Automobile industry and trade
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Automobiles
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Ford Model T automobile
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