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If you were recently diagnosed with mesothelioma, our experienced lawyers can quickly get to work on your claim and identify your source of exposure. Below, we share important information with you about possible locations where you may have been exposed to deadly asbestos. We will help you fight for the recovery you deserve.

Military Veterans Exposed to Asbestos Near Memphis Tennessee

A MEPS, Air National Guard and U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Training base are located in Memphis, Tennessee. Additionally, the NSA Midsouth Naval Base is located in Millington, Tennessee, less than 30 minutes from Memphis. This base has one of the highest number of units hosted on its site, hosting approximately 7,500 people, including military troops, civilian employees and family members. More than 30 commands are located at the base. The base was built in 1917 to train pilots for World War I. Within one year of its establishment, it became one of the most important bases in the world. It trained American troops as well as troops from allied countries. Over time, the base was used for other purposes, including to store old aircraft, to provide logistical support, to provide operational assistance to commands and units hosted at the site and perform other important duties.

Veterans experienced the highest rate of exposure to asbestos because this material was found in military bases, as well as in military vessels, ships and aircraft.

Memphis Asbestos Site Exposure List

Memphis, Tennessee has hundreds of locations where workers may have been exposed to asbestos. Some of the more prominent locations include:

• Air Route Airport
• Air Traffic Control Center
• Allen Steam Plant
• American Finishing Company
• Ap Green Refractories Company
• Birmingham Steel
• Buckman Laboratories Incorporated
• Cargill, Inc.
• Citizens St Railway Company
• Consumers Coal and Ice Company
• Crescent Laundry and Cleaning Company
• Delta Refining Company
• E I Dupont De Nemours Company
• E L. Bruce Company
• Excell Smelting Company
• Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
• General Motors Corp
• Goheen Insulation Company, Inc.
• Goodyear Tire and Rubber
• Grace Chemical Company
• Humko Chemical Plant
• Illinois Central Railroad Company
• Industrial Insulation Company, Inc.
• International Paper Company
• Kimberly Clark Corporation
• D. Powell Company, Inc.
• F.A. Oil Company
• Memphis Consolidated Gas and Electric Company
• Memphis Defense Depot
• Memphis Gas and Electric Company
• Memphis Street Railway Company
• Memphis Union Station Company
• Memphis Water Works
• Motor Wheel Corp
• National Distillers Prod. Corp
• Nylon Net Company
• Overton High School
• Penn Specialty Chemical
• Phoenix Cotton Oil Company
• Quaker Oats Company
• Raleigh Spring Mall
• Riverview School
• Schlitz Brewery
• Sears Roebuck and Company
• Southern Boiler & Tank Works
• Thomas H. Allen Generating Station
• Trumbull Asphalt Company
• S. War Dept.
• Union Seed and Fertilizer Company
• United States Naval Station
• Western Electric Company, Incorporated
• Woolsulate Corporation
• Young Insulation Company