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World War II airman to be buried June 5 in California

Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Vincent J. Rogers Jr. will be buried at Riverside National Cemetery in California June 5

By Kent Miller

4 years ago

Remains of WWII airman who inspired museum’s exhibit ID’d

The remains of a New York airman whose trove of 200-plus wartime letters inspired a California museum’s popular World War II exhibit have been identified 75 years after he died in a crash off a Pacific island.

5 years ago