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Petersham WWII vet, fresh off 100th birthday, headed to DC for Memorial Day parade
PETERSHAM — World War II pilot Vincent “Bill” J. Purple of Petersham, who turned 100 earlier this month, will spend the weekend in Washington, where he will serve as one of several grand marshals of the National Memorial Day Parade. Purple, the longtime owner of L.P. Athol Corp., flew 35 missions in a...
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