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World War II veteran who died at 99 receives proper military honors at burial
Led into Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Cemetery on Thursday was the hearse of World War II Navy veteran Robert Morgan.
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How a ‘Dauntless’ dive bomber became a WWII ace at Coral Sea
Navy pilot John Leppla was credited with shooting down five Japanese aircraft in aerial combat before he was shot down and ...
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Family trying to get proper military burial for South Florida WWII veteran who died at 99
Mary Morgan was all smiles as she described her late husband of 35 years, Robert Hubert Morgan, a man of faith, a man of ...
FLYING Magazine6d
U.S. Air Force, Navy Restore Historic WWII-Era Airfield in the Pacific
US Air Force and Navy restore historic WWII-era airfield on Tinian in the Pacific. The airfield was a key launching point for ...
Stars and Stripes1d
Iwo Jima veteran recalls ‘terrible, terrible’ battle 80 years after WWII
His 10 days at Iwo Jima were a “terrible, terrible experience with dead people everywhere,” he told Stars and Stripes in a ...
Military Times7d
How a ‘Dauntless’ dive bomber became a WWII ace at Coral Sea
Pilot John Leppla, right, was a WWII Navy ace, credited with shooting down five Japanese aircraft in aerial combat before he was shot down and declared Missing in Action. (U.S. Navy/National ...