Brigadier General Carl R. Gray, Jr.

ID: 1284 ~ Source: Minnesota Historical Society

This file appears in: “Scotch” Tape to the Rescue of General Gray

This file appears in: “Scotch” Tape to the Rescue of General Gray

“Scotch” Tape to the Rescue of General Gray

By Marjorie Pearson, Summit Envirosolutions, Inc.

On May 5, 1943, Brig. Gen. Carl R. Gray, Jr., head of U.S. Army railroad operations in North Africa, sent a request to President William L. McKnight: "[Please send] your Scotch Cellulose Tape, 3/4 x 2592 inches, Transparent, 3-inch core, which comes…