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Transcript of Speech by Crawford Ferguson

Note: This speech by Crawford J.  Ferguson, III,  was given at a public program sponsored by the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County at the Great Aunt Stella Center in Charlotte, NC, on March 23, 2000. The transcript follows:

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Snapshots

Cameras were not as common during World War II as they would become later. This fact makes these photos and images even more precious.

The Carolina Room has, to date, collected twenty four photographs of people from Charlotte and Mecklenburg County from the World War II era. Six of them are highlighted in the Image Gallery below.  View the whole album.

Commemoration of World War II

Charlotte Mecklenburg Library REMEMBERS...
The World War II Era

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Marion Lawton Hargrove, Jr.

Marion Lawton Hargrove, Jr.

Although not a native Charlottean, Marion Hargrove got his start in journalism at The Charlotte News. He was born in Mt. Olive, NC and moved to several cities before finally coming to Charlotte.

While a student at Central High School, he spent his free time at the newspaper office and offered to write stories for the paper about his school. He graduated in the Central High School Class of 1938 and was the editor of the Central High Rambler. He later went to work as a paid employee for the News.

Transcript of Speech by Martha Pegram Mitchell

Transcript of Martha Pegram Mitchell's Speech

Note: Martha Pegram Mitchell gave a speech at a public program sponsored by the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County at the Great Aunt Stella Center in Charlotte, NC on March 23, 2000. Due to technical difficulties, the streaming audio differs slightly from the original performance, and therefore does not match the transcript below.

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Charles Paty

Radioman 2nd Class Charles Malvern Paty, Jr.

Note: This speech was given at a public program sponsored by the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County at the Great Aunt Stella Center in Charlotte, NC on March 23, 2000.

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Transcript of Charles Malvern Paty, Jr.'s, Speech

Transcript of Charles Malvern Paty, Jr.'s, Speech

Note:This speech was given at a public program sponsored by the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County at the Great Aunt Stella Center in Charlotte, NC on March 23, 2000.

Good evening! My participation in World War II began on 7 December 1941 and ended October 1945.

I feel very humbled to be speaking to you today for several reasons.

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Budd Andrews

Second Lt. Budd Harris Andrews – Pilot and Hero

Morris Field staff trained many pilots who did heroic things all over the world, but probably no one did anything more heroic in Charlotte than 24 year old Second Lt. Budd Andrews.

April 2, 1945 was a quiet day in Charlotte. It was “ Easter Monday,” a holiday commonly celebrated then in North Carolina. Most Charlotteans were at home enjoying the beautiful spring day.