From the February 20, 2013, Wilmington (NC) Star-News "Back Then."
FEBRUARY 7, 1943-- The SS Matt W. Ransom , the 65th Liberty Ship launched by Wilmington's North Carolina Shipbuilding Company. It was named for a Confederate General from North Carolina who later became a US senator.
FEBRUARY 9, 1943-- Among rationed items in the Wilmington area: shoes, fuel oil, sugar, gasoline, general groceries, tires and coffee.
GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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