A World War II veteran from Sierra Madre celebrated his 100th birthday on Saturday.
SIERRA MADRE, Calif. --Los Angeles County supervisor Kathryn Barber and Congresswoman Judy Chu were on hand for the celebration.
In those two years, he flew 28 bombing missions as a tail-gunner on a B-25 Liberator against Nazi-occupied Europe and Germany.Copyright © 2023 KABC Television, LLC. All rights reserved.
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