In 2014, Governor Pat McCrory appointed Wilbur D. Jones, Jr. as chairman of the USS North Carolina Battleship Commission. Jones,…
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Wilbur D. Jones, Jr. lost his wife of 54 years, confidant and in-house editor on September 22, 2013. Please click…
Governor McCrory Appoints Wilmington World War II Historian Wilbur Jones to USS North Carolina Battleship Commission North Carolina Governor Pat…
Wilmington ABC affiliate, WWAY News Channel 3, recently interviewed Wilbur D. Jones, Jr. for a story on Liberty Ships. View…
The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution presented CAPT Wilbur Jones with its “Excellence in Community Service…
World War II History Preservation Event Features National WWII Memorial Giclee Dedication and Medal of Honor Recipient Charles Murray Documentary…
Recently, Bill Steelman of the Star News authored an article entitled Bill will honor Wilmington’s WWII History. The article details…
Read the guest article written by Wilbur D. Jones, Jr. for the Star News entitled Remembering the Reuben James and…
On October 21, CAPT Wilbur Jones participated with Battleship North Carolina Memorial executive director CAPT Terry Bragg and wife Phoebe…
On July 12, 2012, Wilbur D. Jones, Jr. was honored as “a local historian who always makes us pause and…