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WORLD WAR II

Remains of U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Irvin C. Ellingson, who died in a Tokyo military prison fire in 1945, have been identified through new DNA technology.
On Wednesday, Oct. 2, the Military Vehicle Preservation Association - HA Jefferson Highway 2024 Convoy stopped in Bagley on its way to New Orleans, La.
Although her real home was on the North Dakota prairie, Helen Burton found a second home in China, surviving the Japanese invasion, imprisonment and a civil war.
From Naval Reserve to 'oil king' on the USS Indianapolis, Robert Makowski was lost when the cruiser sank July 30, 1945.

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80 years ago, Allied troops invaded Normandy, marking a turning point in the war and giving one man a taste of fame — even if he never made a fuss about it.
NELL, in collaboration with the Bagley Public Library, will host Arn Kind's presentation, "Operation D-Day," at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 8, at Bagley American Legion, 112 Main Ave. N.
The Commemorative Air Force Minnesota Wing is set to bring its World War II B-25J Mitchell plane, "Miss Mitchell," to the Bemidji airport June 15-16.
World War II veteran Eugene Sandberg recently celebrated his 100th birthday at the American Legion in Bagley.
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Artists are creating portraits of all 36 veterans memorialized through street names
John L. Opgrand, of Ulen, died as a prisoner of war in the Philippines in 1942, but never received a military funeral.

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The Experimental Aircraft Association is set to bring its World War II B-25 Mitchell plane, the “Berlin Express,” to the Bemidji airport Aug. 18-20.
AirCorps Aviation opened its hangar at the Bemidji Regional Airport last Friday, July 21, for the public to witness two completed planes — A P-51C Thunderbird and P-47 Thunderbolt.
To learn more about World War II, explore the Park Rapids Area Library's resources, including an upcoming live presentation.

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