Contributions to War Effort North Carolina Shipbuilding Co. constructed 243 cargo ships for Merchant Marine and Navy All five armed…
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Date/time: Saturday, June 8th, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm For D-Day’s 75th anniversary, Retired Navy Captain Wilbur Jones, a nationally…
The 2019 Azalea Festival kicks off this Wednesday, but another week-long event will kick off today:Â Wilmington Navy Week. Created in…
It’s just four words: World War II City. Yet those words are freighted with memories and consequence. Wilmington isn’t a…
Wilbur Jones has returned home from another trip to Washington, DC. There is new excitement in a project he has…
Wilbur Jones was recently interviewed for a series on the Charter Members, those who were around when StACPC merged in June…
Head to the west end of Shipyard Boulevard, get as close as possible to the shadow of the big blue…
A Wilmington author who recently visited Italy offers a guide to that nation’s delights. Wilbur Jones has written numerous articles…
ABOARD THE QUEEN MARY 2 — Originally my StarNews assignment for the Queen Mary 2 westbound transatlantic crossing in June…
A bill designating the Port City as the first “American World War II City” should pass this year, U.S. Sen….