1942 : Kalamazoo Plant Turns Out First WWII Amphibious Cargo Carrier Calendar Add to Calendar Add to Timely Calendar Add to Google Add to Outlook Add to Apple Calendar Add to other calendar Export to XML When: May 8, 2018 all-day Repeats 2018-05-08T00:00:00-04:00 2018-05-09T00:00:00-04:00 On May 8, 1942, the first World War II amphibious cargo carrier to be constructed under navy contract was completed at the Ingersoll plant in Kalamazoo, MI. Source: Mich-Again’s Day.