The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.

Monday, January 28, 2013

Back Then: Wilmington, NC, During World War II-- Part 1

From the Wilmington (NC) Star-News.

In a year in review column, the Back Then column looked back over items culled from 1942 newspapers.  I have written about many of these during the course of the year.

Pearl Harbor Spurs Spate of Local Stories

Life During Wartime Tops Headlines

Sentries Man City Roofs

World War II Takes Air Out of Tire Production

Expansion Plans Made For Shipyard Boulevard

More to Come.  --GreGen

No comments:

Post a Comment