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Oral History of Wilson Thrower, interviewed by Courtney Proffitt, 17 March, 2012
Wilson Thrower was born in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1922. He worked as an electrician at the Charleston Navy Yard before being drafted in 1943 and entering the Navy as an Apprentice Seaman on the USS Jenks. After demonstrating his knowledge of…
Oral History of Henry W. Fleming, interviewed by Danielle Lightner, 17 March, 2012
Fleming was born in Charleston, South Carolina on 8 January 1922. To help support his family following the death of his father, Fleming joined the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1939 through which he worked on Bull’s Island. He recalls the Charleston…