From the July 15th Wilmington (NC) Star-News "Lifetime of Achievements."
"History is a living thing to Wilbur Jones, a Wilmington native with quadruple careers in the military, government, politics and writing.
Now 78, Jones has served as a captain in the US Navy, chief of staff of a US Congressman and worked with presidents Nixon and Ford. His passion for all things World War II has led him to write 17 books on military history and national defense issues.
As a boy growing up in the Forest Hills neighborhood of Wilmington during World War II, he and his buddies collected parts of military uniforms and insignia from military personnel stationed or living nearby. At age 16, he graduated from New Hanover High School, he went to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
After graduation, he joined the Navy and went to Officer Candidate School.
Quite a Guy. --GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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