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A photo gallery of Wilbur D. Jones, Jr.’s recent personal photograph collection.

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Villa Rosella in Rome, site of partisan ambush that killed 32 German police soldiers in 1944. 2007.
Villa Rosella in Rome, site of partisan ambush that killed 32 German police soldiers in 1944. 2007.
Ardeatine Cave, Rome, where Germans in 1944 massacred 332 Italian citizens in retaliation for the Villa Rosella ambush. Victims buried here.
Ardeatine Cave, Rome, where Germans in 1944 massacred 332 Italian citizens in retaliation for the Villa Rosella ambush. Victims buried here.
Courtyard in rebuilt Monte Cassino abbey, Italy. 2007
Courtyard in rebuilt Monte Cassino abbey, Italy. 2007
Grave of Polish Gen. Anders who nled final attack on and captured Monte Casino, Italy, in 1944. Buried in Polish cemetery on the mountain beneath abbey. 2007.
Grave of Polish Gen. Anders who nled final attack on and captured Monte Casino, Italy, in 1944. Buried in Polish cemetery on the mountain beneath abbey. 2007.
Rapido River at town of Sant Angelo, Italy, site of repeated bloody U.S. efforts to cross river during Battle of Cassino. 2007
Rapido River at town of Sant Angelo, Italy, site of repeated bloody U.S. efforts to cross river during Battle of Cassino. 2007

Destroyed village of San Pietro Infine, Italy, on the Allies' road to Rome. Captured by 36th Infantry Division, 1944.
Destroyed village of San Pietro Infine, Italy, on the Allies' road to Rome. Captured by 36th Infantry Division, 1944.
Village of San Pietro, destroyed during the war but rebuilt down the mountain, looking north across Liri Valley toward Rome. 2007.
Village of San Pietro, destroyed during the war but rebuilt down the mountain, looking north across Liri Valley toward Rome. 2007.
Typical trail in mountains of central Italy during Italian Campaign drive northward toward Rome. Suitable for men and donkeys only -
Typical trail in mountains of central Italy during Italian Campaign drive northward toward Rome. Suitable for men and donkeys only - "Willie & Joe" territory. 2007.
Town of Amalfi on Amalfi coast overlooking Bay of Salerno, Italy. 2007.
Town of Amalfi on Amalfi coast overlooking Bay of Salerno, Italy. 2007.
Town of Amalfi on Bay of Salerno, visited during Italian Campaign tour. 2007.
Town of Amalfi on Bay of Salerno, visited during Italian Campaign tour. 2007.

The Feldhernhalle in Munich, site of many Nazi party rallies. 2008/10.
The Feldhernhalle in Munich, site of many Nazi party rallies. 2008/10.
Konigsplatz in Nazi Munich, site of famous torchlight and Hitler Nazi party rallies in 1930s. 2008/10.
Konigsplatz in Nazi Munich, site of famous torchlight and Hitler Nazi party rallies in 1930s. 2008/10.
Painting on building in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, remembering WWII. 2008/10.
Painting on building in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, remembering WWII. 2008/10.
With Sister Mary Manuera, provincial superior at Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic convent, Tarawa, Kiribati; and Lily, granddaughter of Molly Brown. 2008/09.
With Sister Mary Manuera, provincial superior at Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic convent, Tarawa, Kiribati; and Lily, granddaughter of Molly Brown. 2008/09.
Buariki island, northernmost of Tarawa Atoll, where 2nd Bn., 6th Marines (Leon Uris'
Buariki island, northernmost of Tarawa Atoll, where 2nd Bn., 6th Marines (Leon Uris' "Battle Cry" outfit) fought final Tarawa battle. 2008/09.

With sisters from Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart convent, Tarawa, Kiribati, and minister of justice. 65th anniversary, 2008.
With sisters from Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart convent, Tarawa, Kiribati, and minister of justice. 65th anniversary, 2008.
Statue of Anne Frank outside of Anne Frank House, Amsterdam. 2010.
Statue of Anne Frank outside of Anne Frank House, Amsterdam. 2010.
Schoonderlogt farm building used as Easy Company's battalion (10st Airborne) HQ in
Schoonderlogt farm building used as Easy Company's battalion (10st Airborne) HQ in "Band of Brothers." Netherlands. 2010.
Painting of British airborne troops defending northern end of Arnhem bridge, Operation Market Garden. Hartenstein Hotel museum, Overbeek, Netherlands. 2010.
Painting of British airborne troops defending northern end of Arnhem bridge, Operation Market Garden. Hartenstein Hotel museum, Overbeek, Netherlands. 2010.
Memorial park next to John Frost Bridge, reproduction of WWII Bridge Too far at Arnhem, Netherlands. 2010.
Memorial park next to John Frost Bridge, reproduction of WWII Bridge Too far at Arnhem, Netherlands. 2010.

WWII veterans of the Polish 1st Airborne Brigade at Driehl, Netherlands 66th anniversary ceremony. 2010.
WWII veterans of the Polish 1st Airborne Brigade at Driehl, Netherlands 66th anniversary ceremony. 2010.
Polish airborne troops reeanctors at Polish ceremony at Driehl, Netherlands, on Rhine, across from Arnhem. 2010.
Polish airborne troops reeanctors at Polish ceremony at Driehl, Netherlands, on Rhine, across from Arnhem. 2010.
82nd Airborne Division crossing Waal River under fire to capture Nijmegen bridge. Operation Market Garden. Painting at Groesbeek Museum. 2010.
82nd Airborne Division crossing Waal River under fire to capture Nijmegen bridge. Operation Market Garden. Painting at Groesbeek Museum. 2010.
Bridge over Waal River at Nijmegen, Netherlands, named for Gen. Gavin, C.O. of 82nd Airborne Division. 2010
Bridge over Waal River at Nijmegen, Netherlands, named for Gen. Gavin, C.O. of 82nd Airborne Division. 2010
Red Ball Express truck convoy sign, Overloon Museum, Netherlands. 2010.
Red Ball Express truck convoy sign, Overloon Museum, Netherlands. 2010.

Gravesite of Lt John Wesley Spooner of Winter Park in Wilmington. 82nd Airborne Division, KIA several weeks before end of the war. Netherlands American Cemetery, Margarten, Netherlands. 2010.
Gravesite of Lt John Wesley Spooner of Winter Park in Wilmington. 82nd Airborne Division, KIA several weeks before end of the war. Netherlands American Cemetery, Margarten, Netherlands. 2010.
Fort Eban-Emael, Belgium museum. 2010
Fort Eban-Emael, Belgium museum. 2010
Fort Eban-Emael, Belgium captured by German airborne troops in 1940. 2010.
Fort Eban-Emael, Belgium captured by German airborne troops in 1940. 2010.
Elsenborn Ridge, Elsenborn, Belgium, where 2nd & 99th Divisions stopped German northern attack in Bulge, December 1944. 2010.
Elsenborn Ridge, Elsenborn, Belgium, where 2nd & 99th Divisions stopped German northern attack in Bulge, December 1944. 2010.
Gastahus Schmiddem, Hofen, Germany, where Wilmington friend Thor Ronningen (99th Infantry Division) was stationed on day one of Battle of Bulge. 2010.
Gastahus Schmiddem, Hofen, Germany, where Wilmington friend Thor Ronningen (99th Infantry Division) was stationed on day one of Battle of Bulge. 2010.

Monschau, Germany, reportedly Hitler's favorite German town, where Battle of Bulge began in December 1944.2010.
Monschau, Germany, reportedly Hitler's favorite German town, where Battle of Bulge began in December 1944.2010.
Tracks of destroyed U.S. Sherman tank scorched into rocky path on Kall Trail, Heurtgen Forest. 2010
Tracks of destroyed U.S. Sherman tank scorched into rocky path on Kall Trail, Heurtgen Forest. 2010
Dragon's teeth in the Siegfried Line, Huertgen Forest, Germany. 2010
Dragon's teeth in the Siegfried Line, Huertgen Forest, Germany. 2010
Huertgen Forest, Germany, destroyed German bunker. 2010.
Huertgen Forest, Germany, destroyed German bunker. 2010.
Memorial to U.S. soldier found decades after the Battle of Huertgen Forest. 2010.
Memorial to U.S. soldier found decades after the Battle of Huertgen Forest. 2010.

Grave of Field Marshal Walter Model, German cemetery, Huertgen Forest, Germany. 2010.
Grave of Field Marshal Walter Model, German cemetery, Huertgen Forest, Germany. 2010.
Cologne Cathedral, Europe's grandest. Germany. 2010.
Cologne Cathedral, Europe's grandest. Germany. 2010.
Remagen bridge on the Rhine River, west towers. 2010.
Remagen bridge on the Rhine River, west towers. 2010.
Statue to the American soldiers and units who fought in the Battle of the Bulge to re-liberate Luxembourg. Clervaux. 2008/10.
Statue to the American soldiers and units who fought in the Battle of the Bulge to re-liberate Luxembourg. Clervaux. 2008/10.
Sherman tank at Battle of the Bulge museum, Diekirch, Luxembourg. 2008/10.
Sherman tank at Battle of the Bulge museum, Diekirch, Luxembourg. 2008/10.

Concrete memorial at site where murdered Marines from Carlson's Raiders (
Concrete memorial at site where murdered Marines from Carlson's Raiders ("Gung Ho") attack on Makin (Butatritari) in 1942 were found by U.S. search team in 1999.
Wreckage of Japanese seaplane at Butaritari island, Makin Atoll. 2009
Wreckage of Japanese seaplane at Butaritari island, Makin Atoll. 2009
Presenting gift of tobacco to principal of elementary school at Ukiangang village, Butaritari island, Makin Atoll, Kiribati - 66th anniversary of liberation by U.S. Army. 2009
Presenting gift of tobacco to principal of elementary school at Ukiangang village, Butaritari island, Makin Atoll, Kiribati - 66th anniversary of liberation by U.S. Army. 2009
Abaiang Atoll, Kiribati, en route from Tarawa to Makin. 2009
Abaiang Atoll, Kiribati, en route from Tarawa to Makin. 2009
Japanese gun emplacements on southern side of Betio, Tarawa. 2009
Japanese gun emplacements on southern side of Betio, Tarawa. 2009

With students at Catholic elementary school, Bikenebeu, Tarawa, 2009
With students at Catholic elementary school, Bikenebeu, Tarawa, 2009
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Anzio-Nettuno, Italy. Gravesite of Capt. Henry Churchill Bragaw, 36th Infantr Division, 1944, Wilmington resident. 2007.
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Anzio-Nettuno, Italy. Gravesite of Capt. Henry Churchill Bragaw, 36th Infantr Division, 1944, Wilmington resident. 2007.
Taormina, Sicily. 2007
Taormina, Sicily. 2007
Memorial to 36th Infantry Division which landed at Salerno, Italy, in Sept. 1943 during Italian Campaign. 2007
Memorial to 36th Infantry Division which landed at Salerno, Italy, in Sept. 1943 during Italian Campaign. 2007
Memorial to Italians who fought the British at El Alamein in 1942. A bit worn and unkempt, but it's there. Naples, Italy. 2007
Memorial to Italians who fought the British at El Alamein in 1942. A bit worn and unkempt, but it's there. Naples, Italy. 2007

Italian army pillbox near Ponte Olivo behind Gela, Sicily, landing beaches. 2007.
Italian army pillbox near Ponte Olivo behind Gela, Sicily, landing beaches. 2007.
Drop zone memorial to 82nd Airborne Division at Ponte Dirillo behind Gela landing beaches. Invasion of Sicily, July 1943. 2007.
Drop zone memorial to 82nd Airborne Division at Ponte Dirillo behind Gela landing beaches. Invasion of Sicily, July 1943. 2007.
This building was a landmark at the 1st Infantry Division's landing beach at Gela, Sicily, July 1943. 2007.
This building was a landmark at the 1st Infantry Division's landing beach at Gela, Sicily, July 1943. 2007.
Green Beach on western side of Betio, Tarawa. 2008/09.
Green Beach on western side of Betio, Tarawa. 2008/09.
Aboy's Kitchen, Betio, Tarawa. Really good food and cheap - one of just two decent places to eat. Good rice. 2008/09
Aboy's Kitchen, Betio, Tarawa. Really good food and cheap - one of just two decent places to eat. Good rice. 2008/09

Kiribati dancers at 65th anniversary ceremony, Battle of Tarawa. 2008.
Kiribati dancers at 65th anniversary ceremony, Battle of Tarawa. 2008.
At German bunker where advance elements of 4th Armored Division broke the siege of Bastogne, Belgium, and linked with 101st Airborne Division min cdecember 1944. 2008/10.
At German bunker where advance elements of 4th Armored Division broke the siege of Bastogne, Belgium, and linked with 101st Airborne Division min cdecember 1944. 2008/10.
Battle of the Bulge exhibits at military museum in Diekirch, Luxembourg. 2008/10.
Battle of the Bulge exhibits at military museum in Diekirch, Luxembourg. 2008/10.
Wall of the Missing at Luxembourg American Cemetery. Middle of photo - James G. Thornton Jr. was my Forest Hills neighbor in Wilmington. Commanded a company of Shermans in 741st Tank Bn. which landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day.
Wall of the Missing at Luxembourg American Cemetery. Middle of photo - James G. Thornton Jr. was my Forest Hills neighbor in Wilmington. Commanded a company of Shermans in 741st Tank Bn. which landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day.
Prisoners and deported European Jews and others were burned in these ovens at Dachau concentration camp crematorium, near Munich, Germany. 2008/10
Prisoners and deported European Jews and others were burned in these ovens at Dachau concentration camp crematorium, near Munich, Germany. 2008/10

Brass-lined wall of Hitler's personal elevator which now takes visitors us through the mountain to Eagle's Nest Alpine hideaway at Obersalzburg, Germany.
Brass-lined wall of Hitler's personal elevator which now takes visitors us through the mountain to Eagle's Nest Alpine hideaway at Obersalzburg, Germany.
At Second Marine Division memorial on Betio, Tarawa. 2008/09.
At Second Marine Division memorial on Betio, Tarawa. 2008/09.
Exchanging gifts with villager on Buariki, northernmost island in Tarawa Atoll where final battle was fought by 6th Marines. Mine was chewing tobacco, his pandanus roots. 2008.
Exchanging gifts with villager on Buariki, northernmost island in Tarawa Atoll where final battle was fought by 6th Marines. Mine was chewing tobacco, his pandanus roots. 2008.
Our boat for crossing Tarawa lagoon and reefs from Betio to Buariki island. 2008.
Our boat for crossing Tarawa lagoon and reefs from Betio to Buariki island. 2008.
Japanese gun battery destroyed by U.S. bombardment, Black Beach, southern side of Betio, Tarawa. 2008/09.
Japanese gun battery destroyed by U.S. bombardment, Black Beach, southern side of Betio, Tarawa. 2008/09.

Japanese gun emplacement and bunker, southwestern tip of Betio, Tarawa. 2008/09.
Japanese gun emplacement and bunker, southwestern tip of Betio, Tarawa. 2008/09.
French Renault tank of World war I. Les Invalides military museum, Paris.
French Renault tank of World war I. Les Invalides military museum, Paris.
The type of German V-1 rockets
The type of German V-1 rockets "Buzz bombs" fired into England. Les Invalides military museum, Paris. 2008
Paris taxicab famous for transporting French soldiers to the front to hold line against German advance in World War I. Les Invalides museum, Paris. 2008
Paris taxicab famous for transporting French soldiers to the front to hold line against German advance in World War I. Les Invalides museum, Paris. 2008
Site in Vosges Mountains near Biffontaine, France, where Nesei 442nd Regimental Combat team rescued the
Site in Vosges Mountains near Biffontaine, France, where Nesei 442nd Regimental Combat team rescued the "Lost Battalion" of the 36th Infantry Division. 2009/120.

Memorial to area Resistance members killed by Germans. Brancion, Burgundy, France. 200910.
Memorial to area Resistance members killed by Germans. Brancion, Burgundy, France. 200910.
Museum of the Debarquement (invasion) of Southern France, Operation Dragoon, on Mont Faron, Toulon. 2009/10.
Museum of the Debarquement (invasion) of Southern France, Operation Dragoon, on Mont Faron, Toulon. 2009/10.
65th anniversary of Allied airborne landing at Le Muy, Provence, August 14, 1944 - Operation Dragoon, Invasion of Southern France. 2009/10.
65th anniversary of Allied airborne landing at Le Muy, Provence, August 14, 1944 - Operation Dragoon, Invasion of Southern France. 2009/10.
German armored assault gun in Bastogne Battle of the Bulge Museum. 2008/10.
German armored assault gun in Bastogne Battle of the Bulge Museum. 2008/10.
Painting depicting signing of German surrender on May 7, 1945, at Gen. Eisenhower's HQ in Reims, France, now a museum. 2008/10.
Painting depicting signing of German surrender on May 7, 1945, at Gen. Eisenhower's HQ in Reims, France, now a museum. 2008/10.

Trenches and artillery pieces in Belleau Wood, made famous by stand of 6th Marines in 1918, France WWI. My father was a Navy hospital corpsman with the regiment in the Dominican Republic before they were transferred to France, and he to Charleston, S.C. 2008/10.
Trenches and artillery pieces in Belleau Wood, made famous by stand of 6th Marines in 1918, France WWI. My father was a Navy hospital corpsman with the regiment in the Dominican Republic before they were transferred to France, and he to Charleston, S.C. 2008/10.
American Aisne-Marne Cemetery at Belleau Wood, France, to U.S. solders who died in that sector during WWI. 2008/10.
American Aisne-Marne Cemetery at Belleau Wood, France, to U.S. solders who died in that sector during WWI. 2008/10.
Memorial to German, French and U.S. soldiers who fought Battle of Jebsheim, Alsace, January 1945. Wilmington's John Burney featured in phot. 2009/10.
Memorial to German, French and U.S. soldiers who fought Battle of Jebsheim, Alsace, January 1945. Wilmington's John Burney featured in phot. 2009/10.
Memorial to the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division (
Memorial to the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division ("Rock of the Marne") for their stand against the Germans at the Marne River, Chateau Thierry, France, 1918 WWI. 2008/10
American Aisne-Marne memorial to the U.S. dead of World War I, near Chateau Thierry. 2008/10.
American Aisne-Marne memorial to the U.S. dead of World War I, near Chateau Thierry. 2008/10.

Site of Lt. Audie Murphy 's Medal of Honor action at Holtzwihr, Alsace, France, 1945. 2009/10.
Site of Lt. Audie Murphy 's Medal of Honor action at Holtzwihr, Alsace, France, 1945. 2009/10.
Place de la Concorde in the heart of Paris. 2008/10.
Place de la Concorde in the heart of Paris. 2008/10.
With Smitty and Emma Jewell of Wilmington at site of Lt. Charles Murray's (Wilmington wartime resident) Medal of Honor action site in vineyard at Kaysersberg, Alsace, France. 2009.
With Smitty and Emma Jewell of Wilmington at site of Lt. Charles Murray's (Wilmington wartime resident) Medal of Honor action site in vineyard at Kaysersberg, Alsace, France. 2009.
On the Champs Elysees on one of many visits to Paris leading WWII tours.
On the Champs Elysees on one of many visits to Paris leading WWII tours.
Memorial to 4th Armored Division Pvt. James R. Hendrix's Medal of Honor action site at Assenois, south of Bastogne, Belgium. 2008/10.
Memorial to 4th Armored Division Pvt. James R. Hendrix's Medal of Honor action site at Assenois, south of Bastogne, Belgium. 2008/10.

Belgium has placed Battle of the Bulge and liberation historic route markers. Route followed by 4th Armored Division in breaking the siege, Dec, 1944, near Bastogne. 2008/10.
Belgium has placed Battle of the Bulge and liberation historic route markers. Route followed by 4th Armored Division in breaking the siege, Dec, 1944, near Bastogne. 2008/10.
Memorial to Allied forces who liberated Metz, France. 2009/10.
Memorial to Allied forces who liberated Metz, France. 2009/10.
At Notre Dame cathedral, Reims, France, site of WWII reconciliation between France (President DeGaulle) and Germany (Chancellor Adenauer) in 1962.
At Notre Dame cathedral, Reims, France, site of WWII reconciliation between France (President DeGaulle) and Germany (Chancellor Adenauer) in 1962.
Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp bunks. 2009/10.
Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp bunks. 2009/10.
Reims, France - Champagne Bowl was scheduled to be played on Christmas day, 1944, between 101st Airborne Screaming Eagles and U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 Skytrain members. Postponed because of the German assault in the Ardennes (Battle of the Bulge) and never played. Surrender museum. 2008/10.
Reims, France - Champagne Bowl was scheduled to be played on Christmas day, 1944, between 101st Airborne Screaming Eagles and U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 Skytrain members. Postponed because of the German assault in the Ardennes (Battle of the Bulge) and never played. Surrender museum. 2008/10.

Gen. Eisenhower's SHAEF HQ entrance in the red schoolhouse at Reims, France, 1945. 2008/10. Still in use, part is now a museum.
Gen. Eisenhower's SHAEF HQ entrance in the red schoolhouse at Reims, France, 1945. 2008/10. Still in use, part is now a museum.
Actual table, chairs and setting of German surrender signing, May 7, 1945, in Gen/ Eisenhower's SHAEF HQ in Reims, France. Gen. Jodl, German representative, sat in middle chair. 2008/10.
Actual table, chairs and setting of German surrender signing, May 7, 1945, in Gen/ Eisenhower's SHAEF HQ in Reims, France. Gen. Jodl, German representative, sat in middle chair. 2008/10.
Natzweiler-Struthof Nazi concentration camp, Vosges Mountains, Alsace. 2009/10.
Natzweiler-Struthof Nazi concentration camp, Vosges Mountains, Alsace. 2009/10.
On Betio, main island of Tarawa Atoll assaulted by Marines in 1943, with guide Molly Brown. 2009
On Betio, main island of Tarawa Atoll assaulted by Marines in 1943, with guide Molly Brown. 2009
German Mk IV Panther tank at Manhay, Belgium. 2008/10.
German Mk IV Panther tank at Manhay, Belgium. 2008/10.

Plaque in La Roche, Belgium, marking site where British 51st Highlanders Division linked with U.S. 84th Infantry Division to liberate town during Battle of the Bulge, January 1945. 2008/10.
Plaque in La Roche, Belgium, marking site where British 51st Highlanders Division linked with U.S. 84th Infantry Division to liberate town during Battle of the Bulge, January 1945. 2008/10.
Sherman tank in la Roche-en-Ardennes, Belgium honoring U.S. 2nd and 3rd Armored Divisions who fought there. Belgians have placed and maintained many such memorials of vehicles, weapons, and markers. 2008/10.
Sherman tank in la Roche-en-Ardennes, Belgium honoring U.S. 2nd and 3rd Armored Divisions who fought there. Belgians have placed and maintained many such memorials of vehicles, weapons, and markers. 2008/10.
Belgium has placed Battle of the Bulge and liberation historic route markers. Route followed by 4th Armored Division in breaking the siege, Dec, 1944, near Bastogne. 2008/10.
Belgium has placed Battle of the Bulge and liberation historic route markers. Route followed by 4th Armored Division in breaking the siege, Dec, 1944, near Bastogne. 2008/10.
The Ford Island memorial to the battleship USS OKLAHOMA, sunk on Dec. 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor, contains an individual pillar marker for Boatswains Mate Herbert Franklin Melton of Wilmington. Visited on 70th anniversary, 2011
The Ford Island memorial to the battleship USS OKLAHOMA, sunk on Dec. 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor, contains an individual pillar marker for Boatswains Mate Herbert Franklin Melton of Wilmington. Visited on 70th anniversary, 2011
Battleship USS ARIZONA Memorial, Pearl Harbor. Chief National Park Service historian Daniel Martinez at Shrine Room wall with the inscribed name of Wilmingtonian Signalman Harvey Howard Horrell, killed on Dec. 7, 1941. Visited on 70th anniversary, 2011.
Battleship USS ARIZONA Memorial, Pearl Harbor. Chief National Park Service historian Daniel Martinez at Shrine Room wall with the inscribed name of Wilmingtonian Signalman Harvey Howard Horrell, killed on Dec. 7, 1941. Visited on 70th anniversary, 2011.

WWII historian Dr. George Cressman from Georgia displays wartime memorabilia at HBHUSO/CAC 70th anniversary, Dec. 16, 2011
WWII historian Dr. George Cressman from Georgia displays wartime memorabilia at HBHUSO/CAC 70th anniversary, Dec. 16, 2011
Front entrance decorated for 70th anniversary celebration of Wilmington's Hannah Block Historic USO and Community Arts Center - appears the same as in wartime. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Front entrance decorated for 70th anniversary celebration of Wilmington's Hannah Block Historic USO and Community Arts Center - appears the same as in wartime. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Vocalist Julie Rehder with pianist husband Jack Krupicka entertain with wartime songs. HBHUSO/CAC 70th anniversary celebration.
Vocalist Julie Rehder with pianist husband Jack Krupicka entertain with wartime songs. HBHUSO/CAC 70th anniversary celebration.
Forest Hills Global Elementary students sing Christmas carols while decorating trees with wartime decorations. 70th anniversary celebration of the Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center, Dec. 16, 2011.
Forest Hills Global Elementary students sing Christmas carols while decorating trees with wartime decorations. 70th anniversary celebration of the Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center, Dec. 16, 2011.
Forest Hills Global Elementary
Forest Hills Global Elementary "wax museum" student interprets personna of Hannah Block ("Mrs. World War II Wilmington") at 70th anniversary celebration of the Historic USO named for her, Dec. 16, 2011.

Glancy Thomas, chair of the City of Wilmington Commission on African-American History, with board displaying history of the wartime 9th & Nixon Streets black USO. 70th anniversary of the HBHUSO/CAC.
Glancy Thomas, chair of the City of Wilmington Commission on African-American History, with board displaying history of the wartime 9th & Nixon Streets black USO. 70th anniversary of the HBHUSO/CAC.
Murray Middle School students perform skit as Stars and Stripes reporters describing the return to Wilmington of Medal of Honor recipient Capt. Charles P. Murray, Jr., in 1945. The school is named for Murray, who performed his Medal of Honor action exactly 67 years ago in Alsace, France. 70th anniversary celebration of the HBHUSO/CAC, Dec., 16, 2011. Wilmington Star-News front page on the screen.
Murray Middle School students perform skit as Stars and Stripes reporters describing the return to Wilmington of Medal of Honor recipient Capt. Charles P. Murray, Jr., in 1945. The school is named for Murray, who performed his Medal of Honor action exactly 67 years ago in Alsace, France. 70th anniversary celebration of the HBHUSO/CAC, Dec., 16, 2011. Wilmington Star-News front page on the screen.
Four U.S. Army veterans of the Battle of the Bulge remember what it was like to be away from home on the front during Christmas 1944. 70th anniversary of the HBHUSO/CAC, Dec. 16, 2011. The battle began 67 years ago that day.
Four U.S. Army veterans of the Battle of the Bulge remember what it was like to be away from home on the front during Christmas 1944. 70th anniversary of the HBHUSO/CAC, Dec. 16, 2011. The battle began 67 years ago that day.
Members of Wilmington's Community Boys and Girls Club perform dance routine at 70th anniversary of HBHUSO/CAC on Dec. 16, 2011.
Members of Wilmington's Community Boys and Girls Club perform dance routine at 70th anniversary of HBHUSO/CAC on Dec. 16, 2011.
Gravesite of Medal of Honor recipient Pharmacists Mate Second Class William D. Halyburton, Jr., U.S. Navy, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (The Punchbowl), Honolulu, Hawaii. Halyburton graduated from New Hanover High School in 1943. 2011.
Gravesite of Medal of Honor recipient Pharmacists Mate Second Class William D. Halyburton, Jr., U.S. Navy, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (The Punchbowl), Honolulu, Hawaii. Halyburton graduated from New Hanover High School in 1943. 2011.

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Visitors Center museum - with photomural of famed Nisei 442nd Regimental Combat Team (
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Visitors Center museum - with photomural of famed Nisei 442nd Regimental Combat Team ("Go for Broke"), comprised mainly of Japanese-Americans from Hawaii. The 442nd was the war's most highly decorated American unit. December 2011.
Wilbur with WWII Red Cross worker Lee Ryan, 90, who served in Italy and France at the Rosie the Riveter: American Women in World War II
Wilbur with WWII Red Cross worker Lee Ryan, 90, who served in Italy and France at the Rosie the Riveter: American Women in World War II" lecture - Randall Library, UNCW