Patrick Cash Archives

Feb 21, 2025
  • Madison Howlett
  • Patrick Cash

The B-1 Navy Band: A Symphony of Courage and Change

Over the next year, in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, Joyner Library Special Collections will be highlighting items from the East Carolina Manuscripts Collection...

Feb 14, 2025
  • Patrick Cash

Victory Mail: The Lifeline of Communication in World War II

Over the next year, in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, Joyner Library Special Collections will be highlighting items from the East Carolina Manuscripts Collection...

Feb 07, 2025
  • Patrick Cash

Raising the Flag, Defining a Legacy: The Battle of Iwo Jima and the Fight for Victory

Over the next year, in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, Joyner Library Special Collections will be highlighting items from the East Carolina Manuscripts Collection...

Jan 27, 2025
  • Patrick Cash

Remembering the Liberation of Auschwitz: Helen Kahan’s Testimony

Over the next year, in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, Joyner Library Special Collections will be highlighting items from the East Carolina Manuscripts Collection...

Dec 20, 2024
  • Patrick Cash

Celebrating the Winter Holidays during World War 2

Over the next year, in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, Joyner Library Special Collections will be highlighting items from the East Carolina Manuscripts Collection...

Dec 12, 2024
  • Patrick Cash

Support from the Home Front: Rationing and War Bonds During World War II

Over the next year, in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, Joyner Library Special Collections will be highlighting items from the East Carolina Manuscripts Collection...

Dec 05, 2024
  • Patrick Cash

“We must have ships and more ships:” United States Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox Responds to Attack on Pearl Harbor

Over the next year, in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, Joyner Library Special Collections will be highlighting items from the East Carolina Manuscripts Collection...

Oct 03, 2024
  • Patrick Cash

Turning the Tide: The Battle of Leyte Gulf and the USS Portland’s Heroic Role

Over the next year, in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, Joyner Library Special Collections will be highlighting items from the East Carolina Manuscripts Collection...

Sep 25, 2024
  • Patrick Cash

The Flood of the Century: 25th Anniversary of Hurricane Floyd Impacting Eastern North Carolina

Hurricane Floyd, which struck North Carolina in September 1999, is remembered as one of the most devastating storms in the state’s history. Making landfall near Cape Fear as a Category...

Aug 12, 2024
  • Patrick Cash

Resilience Behind Enemy Lines: The Story of Vernon G. LaHeist and other American POWs in World War II

Warning: The following content features accounts of war and human suffering. Content may be upsetting to some.  Over the next year, in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end...