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WWII Purple Heart recipient to be buried in Columbus Co. 81 years after death
20+ hour, 22+ min ago (94+ words) WECT WWII Purple Heart recipient to be buried in Columbus Co. 81 years after death New designs to be considered for Carolina Bays Parkway Extension in North Carolina Town of Carolina Beach holds ribbon-cutting for new boardwalk bathrooms Trailer drops for…...
Super Typhoon Sinlaku pounds remote US islands in the Pacific with ferocious winds
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (791+ words) Super Typhoon Sinlaku pounded the Northern Mariana Islands for hours before daybreak Wednesday, slowing just to inflict more damage across the islands of Tinian and Saipan, home to nearly 50, 000 people. In the village Susupe on Saipan, the wind tore the…...
About 100 veterans depart on 79th Old Glory Honor Flight mission
2+ week, 2+ day ago (63+ words) WECT About 100 veterans depart on 79th Old Glory Honor Flight mission State Senator Brice Wiggins outlines key outcomes from 2026 Legislative Session Watching Your Wallet: People are using online reviews This Day in History: Memphis Dixie National Stockyards announces expansion Convicted child…...
WWII Army Private accounted for 80 years after ship sank in the Pacific
3+ week, 1+ day ago (333+ words) PIERCE COUNTY, Ga. (WALB/Gray News) " After being labeled "unidentifiable" for decades, the remains of a U. S. Army Air Forces Private who fought in World War II were accounted for. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced Wednesday, March 25, the…...
We The People: World War II historian says debated Nazi submarine attack in Kure Beach did happen
4+ week, 11+ hour ago (445+ words) KURE BEACH, N. C. (WECT) - Most events in history are known to be true, but there's one that only the waves and sand on one of our local beaches will know for sure. Did a German submarine attack a chemical plant in…...
Battleship North Carolina launches specialty license plate campaign
4+ week, 1+ day ago (191+ words) WILMINGTON, N. C. (WECT) - The Battleship North Carolina Memorial has launched the Battleship Plate Project, a statewide initiative to secure 500 paid pre-orders for a new North Carolina specialty license plate. The campaign launches during the Battleship's 65th Berth-Day year, marking six and a…...
We The People: Daughters of the American Revolution dedicate plaque at at Battleship North Carolina
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (277+ words) WILMINGTON, N. C. (WECT) - The Battleship North Carolina received a new marker honoring forgotten patriots of the Revolutionary War. The Daughters of the American Revolution dedicated an America 250 Patriot Marker at the battleship. The marker is part of a nationwide effort to…...
Student helps 99-year-old veteran return to site where he lost his hand in World War II
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (462+ words) BERKS COUNTY, Pa. (WPVI) - A 99-year-old World War II veteran recently returned to Germany to the site where he lost his hand decades ago. The trip was all thanks to a Pennsylvania college student with a passion for history. "Given…...
Always a Marine: Oak Island resident selected for Purple Heart Patriot Project
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (805+ words) OAK ISLAND, N. C. (WECT) - Nearly 60 years after a grenade fragment lodged near the nerves in his arm during combat in Vietnam, Robert Cloninger has been selected to represent North Carolina in the Purple Heart Patriot Project. Cloninger, who enlisted in the…...
We The People: The WWII history behind the old USO building now used as a Community Arts Center
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (395+ words) WILMINGTON, N. C. (WECT) - It still stands to this day at 120 South Second Street in Downtown Wilmington, the Hannah Block Historic USO Community Arts Center. Inside, it still looks very similar to what it did when it opened back in December 1941, when…...