Record #:

21366

Author(s):

Billings, Carter G.

Abstract:

Durham native Carter Billings served in the U.S. Navy Seabees and did two tours of duty in the Pacific during World War II. One was on Eniwetok and the other on Okinawa. In this article he recounts a Japanese air raid on Eniwetok. After the war he worked as an F.B.I. Special Agent from 1954-1974.

Source:

Recall (NoCar F 252 .R43), Vol. 10 Issue 1, Spr 2004, p17, por

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives; Billings, Carter G., 1922-2002

Record #:

21476

Author(s):

Register, David A.

Abstract:

Register of Clinton describes his experiences aboard a troop ship bound for the Philippines in a letter written to the Masonic Lodge in Clinton, Hiram Lodge, No. 98.

Source:

Recall (NoCar F 252 .R43), Vol. 13 Issue 2, Fall 2007, p7-9, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives; Troop ships

Record #:

21561

Author(s):

Winstead, Tim

Abstract:

Winstead of Elm City recalls his experiences serving with the 30th Division, 119th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion, Company M for four years, nine months, and nine days during World War II.

Source:

Recall (NoCar F 252 .R43), Vol. 17 Issue 1, Spr 2011, p13-21, il, por

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives; Winstead, Putney Jordan, 1920-2004

Record #:

19247

Author(s):

Partridge, Mary Elizabeth

Abstract:

The State magazine prints two letters written from North Africa by Mary Elizabeth Partridge, who is serving there as physical education director for disabled soldiers. She relates an interesting account of her experiences and what she has seen since she left her home in Mt. Airy.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 11 Issue 32, Jan 1944, p6-7

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives

Record #:

21492

Author(s):

Samuelson, Ken; Atkinson, Walter G.

Abstract:

Walter G. Atkinson is a native of Leaksville, and on June 6, 1944, D-Day, he landed on Utah Beach in Normandy, France. He relates his experiences from that point to the war's end. He was twice wounded and was awarded the Bronze Star for bravery. Atkinson remained in the army after the war. He was in the Korean War and retired in 1961.

Source:

Recall (NoCar F 252 .R43), Vol. 14 Issue 1, Spr 2008, p4-5, por

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives; Atkinson, Walter G. Jr., d. 2007

Record #:

15023

Author(s):

Best, James A.; Love, T. D.

Abstract:

Sergeant T. D. Love of Asheville tells how it feels to be a tail-turret gunner aboard a bombing plane, flying over enemy territory.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 10 Issue 49, May 1943, p1, 25-26, f

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives

Record #:

21503

Author(s):

Harrell, Carlton

Abstract:

At age eighteen, Tom Dennis left his recent bride in Durham in 1943 and took a bus to join the US Army in World War II. He was assigned to the 34th Infantry Division which spent 517 days in combat in North Africa and Italy. Davis later said he felt he led a charmed life being in a number of life-threatening moments but escaping without a scratch. Harrell's article is a mixture of his additions together with Dennis's narrative. Among the awards Dennis received were the Silver and Bronze Stars, the Combat infantryman Badge, and the Distinguished Service Award.

Source:

Recall (NoCar F 252 .R43), Vol. 15 Issue 1, Spr 2009, p1-4, por

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives; Dennis, Thomas W., d. 2008

Record #:

21330

Author(s):

Walters, Edward A.

Abstract:

Walters, of Raleigh, NC, begins his diary in a foxhole in France on 12 March 1945. In it he relates his experiences during the last push across Germany, seeing the horrors of the concentration camps, and serving in occupation forces until he returned home March 1946. After the war, Walters was Mayor Pro-tem for the city of Raleigh for ten years. Before he retired, he operated a hardware business for forty years. He died in Raleigh in 2004 at age 82.

Source:

Recall (NoCar F 252 .R43), Vol. 7 Issue 1, Spr 2001, p7-15, por

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives; Walters, Edward A., 1922-2004

Record #:

21514

Author(s):

Poole, Robert, Jr.; Parker, J. Edgar

Abstract:

J. Edgar Parker was born in Elizabeth City, but everyone who knew him called him \"Pinch.\" In 1943, he joined the Marine Corps. Poole's article, a combination of his historical additions and Parker's narrative, recounts the story of one young man's journey through the bloodiest battle of the Pacific War--Okinawa. He was one of only 60 original members of his company of 250 Marines to survive.

Source:

Recall (NoCar F 252 .R43), Vol. 15 Issue 2, Fall 2009, p9-17, il, por

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives; North Carolina--History--World War, 1939-1945--Okinawa--Battle of Japan, 1945; Parker, J. Edgar, 1922-2007

Record #:

21554

Author(s):

Campbell, Colonel Wayne (Ret.)

Abstract:

A \"band of others,\" as opposed to a \"band of brothers,\" means, in this case, men who did not serve as a single group during World War II, Korea, or other wars, but who served individually in various service branches. The commonality among them is that they are all members of the First Presbyterian Church in Raleigh. In this article Campbell recounts the war experiences of William Jackson Hester (Korea) and Charles S. Cooper (World War II).

Source:

Recall (NoCar F 252 .R43), Vol. 16 Issue 2, Fall 2010, p21-23

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives; North Carolina--History--Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives