A 102-year-old American World War II veteran who witnessed the iconic raising of the US flag at Iwo Jima died while traveling to France to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
People take picturesa at an US cemetery near Colleville-sur-Mer Normandy, Thursday, June 6, 2024. World War II veterans from across the United States as well as Britain and Canada are in Normandy this week to mark 80 years since the …A 102-year-old American World War II veteran who witnessed the iconic raising of the U.S. flag at Iwo Jima died while traveling to France to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
Mr. Persichitti, a Navy veteran, had flown overseas with a group associated with the National World War II Museum. He was on a ship sailing along the coast to Normandy in preparation for Thursday’s D-Day events when he suddenly fell ill and required an airlift to the hospital.
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