WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center will host a series of educational programs this May highlighting the city’s role in World War II as part of the nationwide America 250 commemoration.
The events, co-hosted by the World War II Wilmington Home Front Heritage Coalition, will explore Wilmington’s designation as America’s first World War II Heritage City through lectures and live performances.
The series begins May 11 with a doubleheader presentation. Rory Laverty of University of North Carolina Wilmington will discuss Japanese American soldiers who fought for the United States during the war. The program will be followed by a presentation from Wilbur Jones on German Afrika Korps prisoners held in Wilmington from 1944 to 1946. The event is free and open to the public…