Robert Persichitti, a 102-year-old World War II Navy veteran, died last week while on his way to Normandy, France, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
Persichitti served as a radio man on the command ship USS Eldorado, according to his biography on the New York State Senate Veterans Hall of Fame.
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