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102-year-old WWII vet from New York dies while traveling to D-Day ceremony in France
NBC News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoHe spent 15 months at sea assigned to the command ship USS Eldorado in the Pacific as a junior radio...
New York WWII veteran dies while traveling to France for D-Day anniversary
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoHe was 102. Perischitti, a decorated Navy vet, served as a radioman aboard the USS Eldorado in the...
Idris Elba helps uncover the WWII soldiers of color who never got their due, something personal
CW39 NewsFix· 6 days agoNEW YORK (AP) — One of Idris Elba’s grandfathers fought in World War II, but he doesn’t know what he endured. No pictures or stories survive. “That part of my family’s history has been erased…
From smart glasses to a rainbow rodeo, some Father’s Day gift ideas for all kinds of dads
WRBL Columbus· 5 days agoNEW YORK (AP) — Whether you go big, small or DIY, there are lots of ways to please dad on Father’s Day. Homemade cards and drawings, and things made of clay or popsicle sticks, are evergreen …
102-Year-Old WWII Veteran Who Saw Flag Raised at Iwo Jima Dies on Way to D-Day Event in France
People via Yahoo News· 4 days agoNavy veteran has died while reportedly on his way to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day in France....
On This Day, June 8: USS Liberty attacked off Egypt
UPI· 2 days agoOn June 8, 1967, the USS Liberty, an intelligence ship sailing in international waters off Egypt, was attacked by Israeli jet planes and torpedo boats.
102-year-old WWII vet dies en route to France for D-Day commemoration
Stars and Stripes· 6 days agoPersichitti was a Navy veteran who served as radioman aboard theUSS Eldorado — an amphibious force...
A media misfire on the USS Hornet
Politico· 4 days ago“You didn’t start out on the right foot,” Alameda Mayor Marilyn Ezzy...
WWII Vet, 102, dies on way to D-Day event
Newsweek· 4 days agoRobert "Al" Persichitti from Rochester, New York, was 102 years old. Persichitti was traveling with the National World War II Museum Group to participate...
World War II veteran, 102, dies in Germany while traveling to France for D-Day ceremonies
USA Today· 3 days agoPersichitti, who was born in Calumet, Pennsylvania, served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a...