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 #:

21562

Author(s):

Cooke, Robert J.

Abstract:

Cooke recounts the wartime experiences of Henry Murphy of Burgaw, a carrier pilot aboard the USS Enterprise in the South Pacific during World War II. Murphy was flying an Avenger torpedo plane along with his two-man crew during a major two-day attack on Formosa on October 12, 1944, when his plane was shot down killing all three men.

Source:

Recall (NoCar F 252 .R43), Vol. 17 Issue 1, Spr 2011, p9-12, il, por, map, bibl

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations