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VAFB honors WWII Vet on 105th birthday as honorary SF member
Charles Dever on his wedding day after he commissioned on March 15, 1943. The B-24 Liberator heavy bomb squadron was trained by the Third Air Force. The group deployed to Egypt, Lybia, Tunisia, and played a major role in attacking the Nazi-controlled oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania. (Courtesy photo)