President Trump Visits Wilmington, NC, Yesterday and Recognizes the City's Role in WW II-- Part 1

From the September 2, 2020, Spectrum News "In visit to Wilmington, president marks city's WW II history, criticizes protesters" by Charles Duncan.

Standing in front of the battleship North Carolina, President Trump recognized Wilmington's role in World War II as the nation marked the 75th anniversary of Japan's signing of the surrender document on board the USS Missouri that ended World War II.

Sadly, the USS North Carolina was not in Tokyo Bay on September 2, but one of the battleships sunk at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the USS West Virginia, was.  Other battleships there were the USS South Dakota, Iowa, Colorado, New Mexico, Mississippi, Idaho and the British battleships HMS Duke of York and King George V.

The president said that Wilmington and North Carolina made extraordinary contributions to the war effort.  "Nearly two million American servicemen trained for combat in North Carolina, more than any other state,"  Trump said.  "Over 11,000 North Carolina patriots fought to their very last breath.

--GreGen