Dedication Held for New Memorial Plaque in Halyburton Park

Dedication held for new memorial plaque in Halyburton Park

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A special sign dedication was held at Halyburton Park on Tuesday in honor of the veteran the park is named after.  Officials with the city of Wilmington and New Hanover County joined the World War II Home Front Coalition to dedicate a new sign in honor of William D. Halyburton Jr.  A former student at New Hanover High School, Halyburton was a US Marine who died during World War II while saving another soldier.  Halyburton…

Dedication planned for new Blue Star Memorial marker in Farmington on Memorial Day

FARMINGTON – The Mt. Blue Area Garden Club will host a formal dedication ceremony for the community as it unveils Maine’s newest Blue Star Memorial Marker on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. The event will take place at the traffic triangle gardens at the southern gateway to downtown Farmington, between Hippach Field and the DHHS office (intersection of Routes 2 and 27). This distinguished marker will stand as a visible and last…

Forest Park’s WWII Honor Roll - Forest Park Review

A snapshot of life in Forest Park during World War II is captured in the issue of the April 12, 1945 Review and Forest Parker. The lead photo is of “Forest Park’s first Honor Roll,” which had 1,500 names of men from Forest Park who were serving in World War II, with space for an additional hundred. The sign was made by Ed Lasch of Suburban Sign Service, and the materials were paid for by the Chamber of Commerce.  In this edition of the paper, g…