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.
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
President Trump to Visit Wilmington on Wednesday, Sept. 2 to Declare the City the Nation's First World War II Heritage City
From the August 30, 2020, U.S. News & World Report "Trump to visit Wilmington to declare it WW II 'Heritage City' "The visit is timed to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the Japanese signing of the surrender terms on board the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945.
Legislation enacted last year requires the U.S. Secretary of the Interior to declare at least one American city every year to be a World War II Heritage City. Wilmington is the first one to receive the honor thanks in large to the efforts of Wilbur D. Jones who worked many years to have cities which had a lot to do with the war so honored.
Wilmington is also the home of the battleship USS North Carolina since 1962.
A great honor for Wilmington
--GreGen
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