Record #:

34644

Author(s):

Cecelski, David

Abstract:

At the beginning of World War II, Arthur Miller, before he became a world-renowned playwright, recorded interviews with civilians in North Carolina. Outside of Wilmington, he discussed the impacts on the shipping industry, African-American workers and strikes, and wartime attitudes against fascism. The interviews comment on the industry and population boom brought in by the wartime effort, as well as lament the loss of small-town life and cultural changes.

Source:

North Carolina Literary Review (NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. 23 Issue 1, 2014, p48-59, il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--World War, 1939-1945--Industry; North Carolina--History--World War, 1939-1945--Shipbuilding; North Carolina--History--World War, 1939-1945--Wilmington; Wilmington--Race relations

Record #:

10520

Author(s):

Scott, Ralph

Abstract:

The outbreak of World War II caught the United States short of cargo ships to send vital war supplies to the Allies, along with a means to protect them. Scott discusses shipbuilding in Wilmington where 243 ships were constructed. At its peak in 1943, the shipyard employed over 20,000 people.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 47 Issue 2, Spring 2008, p34-36, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--World War, 1939-1945--Wilmington

Record #:

5407

Author(s):

Smith, Everard H.

Abstract:

The impact of World War II on Wilmington between 1941 and 1945 is discussed by Smith. Military construction was in high gear and included the following projects: a coastal artillery base; Camp Davis, which housed 20,000 soldiers; Army Air Force fields in New Hanover County; and naval and coast guard centers in Brunswick County. Housing was a great need, as were eating and entertainment places. However, the great prosperity also bought a rise in crime and related social problems.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 43 Issue 1, Jan 1999, p1-7, il, f

Subject(s):

Wilmington--History; North Carolina--History--World War, 1939-1945--Wilmington

Record #:

28685

Author(s):

Smith, Everard H.

Abstract:

During World War II, North Carolina had a strong military and industrial presence. The state also became a major combat zone, with more Allied ships and German submarines sunk off its coast than anywhere else in the Western Hemisphere. Naval operations at the Coast Artillery in Holly Ridge made a dramatic contribution to national defense.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 43 Issue 1, Jan 1999, p1-7, il, por, f

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations; North Carolina--History--World War, 1939-1945--Wilmington