[PAR] [TLE] Auto-Ordnance Company [SEP] Auto-Ordnance was a U.S. arms development firm founded by retired Colonel John T. Thompson of the U.S. Army Ordnance Department in 1916.  Auto-Ordnance is best known for the Thompson submachine gun, notorious as a gangster weapon of the Roaring Twenties and famous as a military weapon of the Allied forces in World War II. [PAR] [TLE] Thompson submachine gun [SEP] The Thompson submachine gun is an American submachine gun, invented by John T. Thompson in 1918, that became infamous during the Prohibition era.  It was a common sight in the media of the time, being used by both law enforcement officers and criminals.  The Thompson submachine gun was also known informally as the "Tommy Gun", "Annihilator", "Chicago Typewriter", "Chicago Piano", "Chicago Style", "Chicago Organ Grinder", "Trench Broom", "Trench Sweeper", "The Chopper", and simply "The Thompson".
[PAR] [TLE] Auto - Ordnance Company [ SEP ] Auto - Ordnance was a U.S. arms development firm founded by retired Colonel John T. Thompson of the U.S. Army Ordnance Department in 1916 . Auto - Ordnance is best known for the Thompson submachine gun , notorious as a gangster weapon of the Roaring Twenties and famous as a military weapon of the Allied forces in World War II . [PAR] [TLE] Thompson submachine gun [ SEP ] The Thompson submachine gun is an American submachine gun , invented by John T. Thompson in 1918 , that became infamous during the Prohibition era . It was a common sight in the media of the time , being used by both law enforcement officers and criminals . The Thompson submachine gun was also known informally as the " Tommy Gun " , " Annihilator " , " Chicago Typewriter " , " Chicago Piano " , " Chicago Style " , " Chicago Organ Grinder " , " Trench Broom " , " Trench Sweeper " , " The Chopper " , and simply " The Thompson " .
Who founded a U.S. arms development firm that is best known for an American submachine gun, invented by John T. Thompson in 1918, that became infamous during the Prohibition era?
Who founded a U.S. arms development firm that is best known for an American submachine gun , invented by John T. Thompson in 1918 , that became infamous during the Prohibition era ?
Colonel John T. Thompson
Colonel John T. Thompson