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New Hanover County
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New Hanover County Places & Things Namedfor Politicians

The World War IILibertyshipSS Abel Parker Upshur (built 1942 at Wilmington;scrapped 1966) was named forAbelParker Upshur.    The World War IILibertyshipSS Abner Nash (built 1942 at Wilmington; scrapped1964) was named forAbnerNash.    The World War IILibertyshipSS Alexander Lillington (built 1942 at Wilmington;scrapped 1961) was named forAlexanderLillington.    The World War IILibertyshipSS Alexander Martin (built 1942 at Wilmington;scrapped 1963) was named forAlexanderMartin.    The World War IILibertyshipSS Philip Doddridge (built 1943 at Wilmington;scrapped 1969) was named forPhilipDoddridge.    The World War IILibertyshipSS James B. Richardson (built 1942 at Wilmington;scuttled 1968 in the North Atlantic Ocean) was named forJamesBurchill Richardson.    The World War IILibertyshipSS Paul Hamilton (built 1942 at Wilmington; torpedoedand sank 1944 in the Mediterranean Sea) was named forPaulHamilton.    The World War IILibertyshipSS Samuel Ashe (built 1942 at Wilmington; scrapped1970) was named forSamuelAshe.    The World War IILibertyshipSS James Turner (built 1942 at Wilmington; scrapped1970) was named forJamesTurner.    The World War IILibertyshipSS James Iredell (built 1942 at Wilmington; damagedby air attack and scuttled in the English Channel 1944) was named forJamesIredell.    The World War IILibertyshipSS John C. Calhoun (built 1941-42 at Wilmington;destroyed in cargo explosion at Finchhafen, Papua New Guinea, 1944)was named forJohnC. Calhoun.    The World War IILibertyshipSS James J. Pettigrew (built 1942 at Wilmington;scrapped 1960) was named forJamesJohnston Pettigrew.    The World War IILibertyshipSS George Davis (built 1942 at Wilmington; scrapped1960) was named forGeorgeDavis.    The World War IILibertyshipSS John Owen (built 1943 at Wilmington; scrapped1964) was named forJohnOwen.    The World War IILibertyshipSS James I. McKay (built 1943 at Wilmington; scrapped1967) was named forJamesI. McKay.    The World War IILibertyshipSS Henry Middleton (built 1942 at Wilmington;scrapped 1971) was named forHenryMiddleton.    The World War IILibertyshipSS John P. Mitchel (built 1943 at Wilmington;scrapped 1971) was named forJohnPurroy Mitchel.    The World War IILibertyshipSS George E. Badger (built 1942-43 at Wilmington;scrapped 1972) was named forGeorgeE. Badger.    The World War IILibertyshipSS Hannis Taylor (built 1943 at Wilmington; scrapped1972) was named forHannisTaylor.    The World War IILibertyshipSS John Branch (built 1943 at Wilmington; sold 1947scrapped 1962) was named forJohnBranch.    The World War IILibertyshipSS John M. Morehead (built 1943 at Wilmington; sold1947 scrapped 1966) was named forJohnMotley Morehead.    The World War IILibertyshipSS John Penn (built 1941-42 at Wilmington; torpedoedand lost in the Greenland Sea 1942) was named forJohnPenn.    The World War IILibertyshipSS James Sprunt (built 1943 at Wilmington; torpedoedand lost in the Caribbean Sea 1943) was named forJamesSprunt.    The World War IILibertyshipSS John Drayton (built 1942 at Wilmington; torpedoedand lost in the Indian Ocean 1943) was named forJohnDrayton.    The World War IILibertyshipSS James K. Polk (built 1942 at Wilmington; torpedoedin the North Atlantic Ocean 1943; towed away and scrapped) was namedforJamesK. Polk.    The World War IILibertyshipSS Jeremiah Van Rensselaer (built 1942 at Wilmington;torpedoed and sunk in the North Atlantic Ocean 1943) was named forJeremiahVan Rensselaer.    The World War IILibertyshipSS Hugh Williamson (built 1942 at Wilmington; ranaground and wrecked in Pernambuco, Brazil, 1946; later scrapped) wasnamed forHughWilliamson.    The World War IILibertyshipSS Hilary A. Herbert (built 1943 at Wilmington;scrapped 1967) was named forHilaryA. Herbert.    The World War IILibertyshipSS Christopher Gadsden (built 1942 at Wilmington;scrapped 1970) was named forChristopherGadsden.    The World War IILibertyshipSS William Gaston (built 1942 at Wilmington;torpedoed and lost in the South Atlantic Ocean 1944) was named forWilliamGaston.

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