The residential area in Wilmington, North Carolina, called Maffitt Village was established to help handle the huge influx of workers in Wilmington for the World War II war effort. Many worked at the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company that built over 200 vessels, mostly Liberty ships, during the years of its operation.
The residents of it from the 1940s and 50s have occasional reunions.
It was named after noted Confederate Naval commander John Newland Maffitt.
All Part of the Homefront War Effort. --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.
Another impressive Dreadnought.
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