Nylon in World War ll By lstech18 Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Sep 2, 1945 World War ll years Dec 5, 1939 Inventing Nylon The first strand of nylon, people liked nylon a lot. Jul 8, 1941 First use of nylon this was the first use of nylon in world war ll. Aug 3, 1945 Rioting The women were rioting because nylon stockings were out.