Wartime Youth Diary: 1943 New York City Training and Departure
Frank Springer recalls spring 1943 in New York City where RAF technicians trained, dormitory life in a hotel, evenings at Eddie Condon's, and weekly trips home. After graduation in the city, he joined the Overseas Replacement Training Center in Missouri before shipping overseas, leaving San Francisco aboard an Italian liner bound for unknown destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Army
New York
Eddie Condon
Greenwich Village
Glen Miller
Tommy Dorsey
Benny Good
Overseas Replacement Training Center
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
Ulysses Grant
AAF
Philippines
Air Corps
9Th Air Force
England
Europe
Midwest
Continental Divide
California
San Francisco
Historic New Bern Homes Open for Public Tour
The 2012 Spring Historic Homes and Gardens Tour invites the public to visit 11 homes and gardens in New Bern April 13–14. Co presented by the New Bern Historical Society and the New Bern Preservation Foundation, the event includes church tours, Tryon Palace garden, and Heritage Plant Sale with tickets 15 advance 20 day of, 13 for seniors and group rates.
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New Bern
Tryon Palace
2012 Spring Historic Homes and Garden Tour in New Bern
New Bern Historical Society and New Bern Preservation Foundation present a two day tour April 13 14 from 10 am to 4 pm featuring nine historic properties on Pollock Broad Metcalf Front St Craven St New St and Change St plus the Baptist Parsonage. Tickets and info at 252-638-8558 or newbornhistorical.org.
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Ace
N.C. History Center
Blades House
Attmore-Oliver House
Broad St
Carolina Creations
Pollock Street
New Bern Historical Society
Broad Street
New Bern Preservation Foundation
Pollock St
Harris Teeter
S. Glenburnier Road
Carolina Créations
Mitchell Hardware
Craven St
Bank of the Arts
Middle St
Newbernhistorical.org
PayPal
New Bern
Jesse S. Claypoole
E. Front St
Newbornhistorical.org
Fire Department loses equipment to burglary
New Bern Fire Chief Bob Aster reports three storage trailers broken into over the weekend with thousands of dollars of gear stolen including jackhammers circular saws compound miter saws generators nail guns air compressor drills flood lights and decontamination trailer contents. Serial numbered blue and red tools were taken and officials urge public tips to Craven County Crime Stoppers or police.
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New Bern
Bobby Aster
Aster
Nel
Craven County
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Frank Springer
The
Sun Journal
Harry James
Duke Ellington
Count Basie
Andrews Sisters
Mills Brothers
Penn Station
Golden Gate Bridge
Frank Springer
Freedomenc
Janet Francoeur
Foy-Munger House
Middle Street
Hezekiah Styron
Metcalf St
George W. Wallace
Foy-Munger
the Baptist Parsonage
Johnson St
Mitchell-Hollister
Joseph E. Slater
King St
Nicholas W. Jones
Change St
Mark DeWolf Stevenson
New St
Byron Holland
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!