Record #:

31219

Author(s):

Smith, John Franklin; Shambaugh, Brittni M.; Strickland, Elizabeth Ward

Abstract:

The Battleship North Carolina served the United States from 1941 to 1947, and has been a memorial to its veterans since October 1961. The Battleship is a floating museum on the Cape Fear River across from downtown Wilmington. This article presents award-winning essays by three North Carolina students who were inspired by the Battleship North Carolina and war veterans they interviewed.

Source:

Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 33 Issue 2, Feb 2001, p16-17, il, por

Subject(s):

USS NORTH CAROLINA (Ship); Veterans