From the L.A. Times.
** When captured, Robert Hite was a little over 6 feet tall and weighed 175 pounds. On liberation he was down to 76 pounds.
** Born March 3, 1920, in Odell, Texas.
** Joined the Army Air Corps in Lubbock, Texas, at age 20.
** Received the Distinguished Flying Cross and Purple Heart.
** Last survivor of the eight Raiders captured by the Japanese.
--GreGen
My Cooter's History Blog has become about 80% World War II anyway, so I figured to start a blog specific to it, especially since we're commemorating its 70th anniversary and we are quickly losing this "Greatest Generation." The quote is taken from Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Curre, who was on the USS Tennessee that day. He died Dec. 7, 2011, seventy years to the day. His photo is below at right.
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