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    May 8, 2017
    Unused dairy ration coupons: What is their story?
    I don't remember where or when I got a book of unused dairy ration coupons, just that I've had them a long time. Every time I glance at them...
    NewsMay 8, 2017 - 6:34am
    October 1, 2015
    Betty Wall Strohfus, 95, flew ‘em all in World War II as a Women’s Air Force Service Pilot: “Raise your hand out there if anyone flew a Stearman. Good at doing acrobats,” she joshed the audience Wednesday at the MinnWest Auditorium in Willmar. (RAND MIDDLETON | TRIBUNE)play button
    A love for flying and high places
    WILLMAR — It was a training run, to simulate an enemy plane on a strafing run. Betty Wall Strohfus, a member of World War II’s Women’s...
    News/regionOctober 1, 2015 - 12:00am
    August 26, 2015
    World War II veteran Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Wall Strohfus stands for recognition Nov. 3, 2011, during the Patriotic Day celebration at Farmington High School. Strohfus — who was one of about 1,000 women pilots in WWII — will speak Sept. 30 in Willmar. (FORUM NEWS SERVICE)
    Women’s group brings female WWII pilot to Willmar
    WILLMAR — When she’s not playing cards or having planes named after her, Betty Strohfus travels the United States, talking to audiences about...
    News/localAugust 26, 2015 - 11:24pm
    February 19, 2015
    Sergeant Arnold Andring married Hannah Anneliese “Ann” Schroeder Aug. 7, 1948, in Germany. Andring died of malnutrition as a prisoner of war in April 1951 after being captured by a Chinese army unit during a battle near Sang-sok, South Korea. (FORUM NEWS SERVICE/Carrie Snyder)
    Remains of Minnesota soldier who died in Korean War finally identified
    GARY, Minn. — After more than six decades, Sergeant Arnold Andring is finally coming home. The Gary man, who fought in the Korean War and...
    News/stateFebruary 19, 2015 - 9:00am
    August 24, 2013
    Delbert Belton, who was wounded in the Battle of Okinawa in 1945, died Thursday after he was beaten in Spokane, Wash. Photo provided by family friends via KHQ-TV - See more at: http://www.wctrib.com/content/wwii-veteran-beaten-death-outside-spokane-club#sthash.1TlHanJC.dpuf
    Random attack kills WWI vet in Spokane, suspect sought
    SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Delbert Belton survived the battle of Okinawa, but he lost his life this week in the parking lot of an Eagles Lodge in...
    News/nationAugust 24, 2013 - 7:12am
    August 23, 2013
    Delbert Belton, who was wounded in the Battle of Okinawa in 1945, died Thursday after he was beaten in Spokane, Wash. Photo provided by family friends via KHQ-TV
    WWII veteran beaten to death outside Spokane club
    SPOKANE (AP) — An 88-year-old veteran of World War II was beaten to death outside the Eagles Lodge in Spokane, and police are looking for two...
    News/nationAugust 23, 2013 - 9:28am
    May 25, 2013
    Master Sgt. Stephanie Rose, from the Grand Forks Air Force Base Honor Guard, kneels beside Billie Nadeau, who served in the Air Force in London during World War II. Tribune photo by Carolyn Lange play button
    Video: All-female honor guard salutes WWII WAAC veteran from New London
    NEW LONDON -- The seven young women sat straight-backed in the chairs at the retirement home in New London. Wearing immaculately pressed Air...
    News/localMay 25, 2013 - 6:00am
    March 6, 2012
    The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. Photo: clipart.com
    Ridgewater College blog: Ridgewater goes to Europe for WWII tour
    We are now in Paris after our overnight train excursion from Munich, an experience no one will ever forget. To bring readers up-to-date, however,...
    LifeMarch 6, 2012 - 8:44am
    Leland Davidson, 95, of Centralia, Wash., displays his certificate of citizenship after he took part in a ceremony to award his certificate of U.S. citizenship in Seattle. Leland was born in Canada to parents who were both citizens, but until now, his U.S. citizenship had not been formally documented.
    World War II veteran finally gets his citizenship
    SEATTLE -- Leland Davidson always knew he was an American. Now he has a certificate from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to prove...
    News/nationApril 6, 2011 - 10:19am
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