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World War II ace Fred Dungan dies at 96
Fred Dungan, Navy Hellcat pilot famed for a near fatal July 4 1944 mission over a Pacific island, died January 2 in San Clemente at age 96. A decorated WWII flying ace and night-flying pioneer, his survival that day became a legendary second birthday.
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