WWII pilot finally receives his medals in Idaho
At a surprise ceremony in Coeur d Alene 89 year old First Lieutenant Bill Bell received three Distinguished Flying Crosses and nine Air Medals for 60 combat missions in the Pacific during 1945. Marine veteran Don Glovick noted he earned them long ago but only now held them.
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Idaho
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Mindanao
Luzon
Guadalcanal
Bougainville
Peleliu
Don Glovick
Marine Corps League
Pappy Boyington
Philippine Islands
United States Naval Service
Glovick
Scott Legaard
James Flowers
Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps
Mike Bell
North Star
Ruth 1923 World Series watch heads to New York auction
Babe Ruth’s 1923 World Series pocket watch, long thought lost, will be sold by Heritage Auctions in New York on February 22 with expected bids around 750000. The 14 karat gold timepiece, tied to Ruth’s 1923 Yankees title run, has a storied chain of ownership ending with a charitable motive for the current buyer.
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Ivy
Charles Schwefel
Manhattan
Steve Costello
Steiner Sports Collectibles
New Rochelle
Heritage
Heritage Auctions
Dallas
New Madrid fault zone alive and active
Scientists report the New Madrid fault zone remains active and could trigger future large earthquakes. The study, led by Susan Hough of USGS and Morgan Page in Pasadena, finds ongoing tremors not tied to the historic 1811 1812 quakes, challenging earlier shutdown theories. The zone spans Arkansas Illinois Indiana Kentucky Mississippi Missouri and Tennessee.
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Obion County
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Nellness Aiken Chiropractic
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Dan Jolich Chberrada
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Aikenweightloss.com
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