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Old 26th September 2025, 17:13
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Charles Speight, US Navy fighter pilot on Lexington and Yorktown
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NEW: Navy WWII veteran from Central Georgia dies. Navy fighter pilot Charles Speight died on Monday at 103 years old. Speight served on the USS Lexington until it was hit by the Japanese, then was transferred to the Yorktown after the Iwo Jima invasion. RIP, hero


https://www.macon.com/news/local/article312260529.html
https://www.witnesstowar.org/combat_stories/WWII/8063
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries...ry?id=59557243

https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/...1-b882d41d8f1d
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