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WWII aviator's amazing story discovered on a wall in Vicksburg, Miss.


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JACKSON, Miss. — While bombing a Japanese port on July 28, 1945, Vicksburg's Guy Brown and his TBM Avenger crew were lost to history. But aviation enthusiasts and a historic World War II aircraft — plus a precious diary that survived for decades — brought Brown's story back to life.

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