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      • Robert Persichitti was traveling to Normandy by ship with a veterans group, headed to the site of the historic June 6, 1944, war milestone. On the ship, he suffered a medical episode and was airlifted to a hospital in Germany, where he died, Richard Stewart, the president of veteran organization Honor Flight Rochester, told NBC News on Thursday.
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    Jun 6, 2024 · Robert Persichitti, a 102-year-old World War II US Navy veteran, died last week while on his way to France to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, according to Honor Flight Rochester, a...

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    Jun 6, 2024 · Robert Persichitti, a 102-year-old World War II veteran who served in the Pacific Theater, died May 31 while he was on the way to D-Day commemorative events in France to mark the 80th...

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    Jun 6, 2024 · Robert "Al" Persichitti from Rochester, New York, was airlifted to a hospital in Germany on 30 May after suffering a medical emergency aboard a ship heading to Europe. He died the following...

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    Jun 5, 2024 · Robert Persichitti, 102, died Friday, said Richard Stewart, president of the Honor Flight Rochester, a veterans organization that Mr. Persichitti belonged to. Mr. Persichitti, of...

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    Jun 6, 2024 · A Second World War veteran has died aged 102 while travelling to France for the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Robert "Al" Persichitti, from Rochester, New York, served in the US Navy and was involved ...

  10. www.washingtonpost.com › nation › 2024/06/06WWII veteran Robert Persichitti dies at 102 while traveling ...

    Jun 7, 2024 · World War II veteran Bob Persichitti died last week on his way from his Upstate New York home to Normandy, where he was to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day.