Life magazine cover, October 28, 1940, showcased a story on
life in the U.S. Navy.
According to NCpedia.org, about 2 million soldiers trained
for combat at more than 100 Army, Navy, Marine and Coast Guard facilities in
North Carolina during World War II. (https://www.ncpedia.org/world-war-ii-part-3-world-war-ii)
Some of the 2 million soldiers received basic training in Greensboro.
The photo is from the Greensboro Historical Museum. This photo is online at www.ncmarkers.com.
And according to LearnNC.org (www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/nchist-worldwar/5889), more than 8,500 North Carolinians did not return home. The National Archives published lists of war casualties in 1946 and these are now online. The list of Army and Army Air Force dead and missing personnel are listed by county. The Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard list is not broken down by county but it includes the names of all personnel wounded in action. You can search either catalog at www.archives.gov/research/catalog
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