Harry Bennett

Harry Bennett

Internal security employee of Ford Motor Company

📍 Ann Arbor, Michigan USA

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Harry Herbert Bennett, was a boxer, naval sailor, and businessman. From 1915 through 1945, he worked for Ford Motor Company and was best known as the head of Ford's "service department", the company's internal security agency. While working for Henry Ford, Bennett's union-busting tactics made him an enemy of the United Auto Workers (UAW) trade union. He gained infamy for his involvement in activities such as in the Battle of the Overpass, a 1937 incident where UAW members protesting for higher wages were assaulted by Ford security guards. In one incident, he opened fire on a protesting crowd

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