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    World War II Veteran Celebrates 97th Birthday with Help from ILARNG [Image 3 of 3]

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    World War II Veteran Celebrates 97th Birthday with Help from ILARNG

    SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES

    01.29.2021

    Photo by Barbara Wilson 

    Joint Force Headquarters - Illinois National Guard Public Affairs

    William Hills, of Freeport, Illinois, shows the U.S. flag and certificate presented to him by Illinois National Guard Lt. Col. Eric Smith, of Springfield, Illinois, Deputy G4, Illinois Army National Guard, to his family on a Facetime call on Hills’ 97th birthday Jan. 29. The flag was flown in Afghanistan by the 10th Mountain Division and presented to Hills, a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division who served in the Po Valley and North Apennines campaigns in Italy.

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    Date Taken: 01.29.2021
    Date Posted: 03.11.2021 14:02
    Photo ID: 6551528
    VIRIN: 210129-A-YR062-5456
    Resolution: 1400x1068
    Size: 1.13 MB
    Location: SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, US
    Hometown: FREEPORT, ILLINOIS, US

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