GRAND RAPIDS (WOOD-AM) - A local World War II fighter pilot is preparing to celebrate his 100th birthday on the 21st.
First Lieutenant Gerald Graham tells WOOD-TV that he flew P-51 Mustang called "The Mary Lee" - named after the woman he eventually married.
"I flew 67 missions," Graham said. "I enlisted in August of '42 and I was not discharged, I was put on inactive in May of '45."
"My airplane was never struck one time," Graham said.
Graham still lives in the Grand Rapids area with his wife.
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