This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Roanoke Rapids Homefront Letters From World War II
A collection of wartime letters from Roanoke Rapids and other North Carolina towns. Soldiers in France and Okinawa describe homesickness, ration talk, and battles. They share addresses, units, and hopes to return home soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke Rapids
France
Kelly Edwards
Kenny Barnhill
Enfield, N. C
Washington Street
States
Robert L. Spence
New York
N.Y
U. S.A
T. B
Curtis Butler
Wendell Young