A 102-year-old U.S. Navy veteran has died while reportedly on his way to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day in France. Honor Flight Rochester, a veterans' group supporting Persichitti in past ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Robert Persichitti, 102, passed away on Friday after being airlifted to a hospital in Germany while en route to Normandy to ...

Robert Persichitti witnessed the raising of the U.S. flag at Iwo Jima. He died at a hospital in Germany. By Alexandra E. Petri A World War II Navy veteran who witnessed the raising of the U.S. flag at ...

WWII hero commemorates D-Day sharing his story fighting in the battle of Iwo Jima Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum speaks one-on-one with WWII veteran Ronald Scharfe who fought in the battle of Iwo ...

A World War II US Navy veteran who witnessed the raising of the United States flag at Iwo Jima has died on the way to a D-Day commemoration event in France. Robert Persichitti, 102, passed away on ...