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Home Front: Charlotte-Mecklenburg 1941-1946

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.

Home Front

When the bombs dropped at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the world began to change in unimaginable ways. This is the story of some people, places and events that were part of the home front in Mecklenburg County, NC from 1941 to 1946.

Learn more about the efforts, sacrifices and experiences of our citizens who helped America win the war.