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The late Ralph Metcalf of Northborough was a German POW during World War II after his plane was shot down in May 1944.
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‘It needs to be told’: A long-hidden story about a Northborough...

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The completely restored World War II Italian fighter plane at the National Museum of the USAF in Ohio.
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Princeton fighter plane has had a long journey over the decades

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Women from Massachusetts colleges, like this WAVE decoding unit in Washington, DC in 1945, served as code breakers during World War II.
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Women from Massachusetts colleges served as code breakers during World War...

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Quincy native Charles W. Sweeney was the pilot of the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki in 1945, which led to Japan’s surrender and the end of World War II.
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Quincy native Charles W. Sweeney flew both atomic bomb missions in...

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Col. James G. Hall took aerial reconnaissance photos of Omaha Beach that allowed the Allies to prepare for D-Day during World War II.
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Waltham man chronicles his grandfather’s amazing life in new book

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Paul Posti received the Silver Star in World War II for shooting down a German fighter plane with a revolver.
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Boston’s Paul Posti went from war hero to chef to celebrities

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Mantalk at the Worcester JCC needs a few good men

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