From New Georgia Encyclopedia.
Men and women from Savannah and Chatham County served in all branches of U.S. military during the war. Being a port city, Savannah was very involved in wartime production and a najor military cargo port.
Other groups during the war were the Savannah-Chatham County Defense Council and the U.S. Coats Guard Temporary Reserves Volunteer Port Security Force.
The Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation received a contract to build 36 Liberty Ships on the Savannah River east of the city. However, between 1942 and 1945, they built 88 ships.
--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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