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 2

Continuing with headlines from 1942.

World War II Changes Lives in the Region

World War II Brings Ships, Rules, Cuts in Production

Port City gets Ration Books

Wartime Housing Needed, But Halt Called to Building

Waterfront Stroll in 1942 Required Permit

Pennies Got You Cigarettes, Food

World War II Brings Whiskey Rationing

Shipyard Workers begin Moving Into Maffitt Village

The war definitely affected the homefront as well.  Wilmington grew from a population of around 10,000 to over 100,000.  And that was not counting the many military service men who passed through.

The Star-News is to commended for its real-time coverage of the war.

Way to Go, S-N.  --GreGen

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