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   Jun 6, 2024 · A 102-year-old World War II Navy veteran from New York died while traveling to France to take part in a ceremony to honor the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion that turned the tide of the war ...

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3. www.highlandstoday.com › world-war-ii-veteranWorld War II veteran Robert Persiciti has died at the age of ...

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   Jun 6, 2024 · Persichetti was born in a coal-mining town outside of Pittsburgh, where Stewart described his friend Bob’s “humble, rough beginnings.” After the war, Persicity worked as a carpentry teacher in Rochester, New York, graduating from SUNY Buffalo in 1972, according to the Veterans Hall of Fame.

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   Jun 6, 2024 · World War II veteran, 102, dies in Germany while traveling to France for D-Day ceremonies A member of the Greatest Generation, Robert Persichitti, 102, was on his way to Normandy to attend D-Day ...

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   Jun 5, 2024 · By Alexandra E. Petri. June 5, 2024. A World War II Navy veteran who witnessed the raising of the U.S. flag at Iwo Jima died while traveling to France to participate in an event commemorating D ...

6. www.washingtonpost.com › nation › 2024/06/06WWII veteran Robert Persichitti dies at 102 while traveling ...

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   Jun 7, 2024 · At 102, a WWII veteran died on his way to Normandy to commemorate D-Day. Bob Persichitti watched U.S. Marines raise the American flag on Iwo Jima in what would become one of the most iconic scenes ...

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   Jun 4, 2024 · Persichitti died Friday, May 31, 2024, on his way to the D-Day commemoration in Normandy, France. (Mark Gibson/U.S. Marine Corps) A 102-year-old World War II veteran died Friday while en route to ...

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   Who was Robert persichitti?

   • Robert Persichitti in 2013. Richard Stewart / Honor Flight Rochester A 102-year-old World War II Navy veteran from New York died while traveling to France to take part in a ceremony to honor the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion that turned the tide of the war toward Allied victory.

   102-year-old WWII vet from New York dies while traveling to D-Day

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   Did Robert persichitti have children?

   • Stewart noted that Persichitti’s wife had preceded him in death and he had no children. Robert Persichitti, a 102-year-old World War II Navy veteran from New York, died while traveling to France for the 80th anniversary of D-Day.

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   How did Robert persichitti die?

   • Robert Persichitti was traveling to Normandy by ship with a veterans group, headed to the site of the historic June 6, 1944, war milestone. On the ship, he suffered a medical episode and was airlifted to a hospital in Germany, where he died, Richard Stewart, the president of veteran organization Honor Flight Rochester, told NBC News on Thursday.

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   What happened to persichitti after he retired from teaching?

   • After he retired from teaching, Persichitti continued to visit classrooms to relate his World War II stories. “It shouldn’t be forgotten,” he told WXII News, a National Public Radio station in Rochester, N.Y., last month. Looking back during the 2020 interview with Sharma, Persichitti said, "I had a good time on that ship.

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   Did persichitti break down when he went to Mount Suribachi?

   • He recorded the moment in a diary. Mr. Persichitti later returned to Mount Suribachi in 2019. “When I got to the island today, I just broke down,” he told Stars & Stripes in a 2019 interview.

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   Did Dr persichitti play Frank Sinatra on his phone?

   • According to local news reports, the doctor played Frank Sinatra, his favorite singer, on her phone for him. According to Stars and Stripes, the U.S. military news organization, Mr. Persichitti served in Iwo Jima, Okinawa and Guam as a radioman second class on the command ship U.S.S. Eldorado.

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9. www.crossroadstoday.com › news › national-newsWorld War II veteran Robert Persichitti dies at 102 while ...

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   Jun 6, 2024 · (CNN) — Robert Persichitti, a 102-year-old World War II US Navy veteran, died last week while on his way to France to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, according to