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> Alex Vraciu, Romanian American WW2 ace dies
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cnflyboy2000
Posted: February 09, 2015 04:04 am
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Not sure if any interest, but the top U.S. Navy fighter ace of WW2 Alex Vraciu , was a 2nd generation Romanian immigrant, just passed. Amazing story of heroism and grit.

http://imageshack.com/a/img537/2130/6DHgQ0.jpg

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/08/us/alex-...?ref=obituaries
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Florin
Posted: February 26, 2015 07:17 am
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Thank you for this information, and the second link is interesting.

There is a topic named "Obituaries", in this website, for this kind of news.

This post has been edited by Florin on February 26, 2015 07:20 am
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