There was shipbuilding going on in Wilmington during the war. (I didn't know this, but sure knew about the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company during World War II.)
Wilmington women were mobilized into the work force.
Four Liberty Bonds were floated to finance the war.
Paul Cantwell enlisted in 1903 and served during the war.
Most men from Wilmington were volunteers.
Arthur Bluethenthal was an aviator.
Rachel Loman volunteered for nursing as did a lot of women. She joined in 1918, one of 22,000 women who did so. The Cape Fear Museum has a lot of items of hers.
--Cooter
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