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Brothers over 100 from La.-WW2 vets
Posted on 1/27/26 at 8:26 am
Posted on 1/27/26 at 8:26 am
quote:100th bombgroup FB
To have two WWII veterans together in 2026 in something special, and when those two veterans are brothers, it’s nothing short of amazing. That’s was happened last week when Murray Lirette and Charles Lirette were interviewed by HTV10 in Louisiana during Charles’ 105th birthday celebration. His brother Murray, age 101, served in the 100th Bomb Group and was a prisoner of war. Charles flew a C-46 in the China-Burma-India Theater and went on to spend his career in the USAF. Charles is on the left in the first two photos. The third photo shows Charles in the post-WWII period and the fourth photo is Murray during WWII. Sending our best wishes to these two incredible gentlemen.
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Posted on 1/27/26 at 8:28 am to bigjoe1
Murray Lirette
This post was edited on 1/27/26 at 8:34 am
Posted on 1/27/26 at 8:33 am to Shexter
Oh those kind of brothers.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 8:34 am to bigjoe1
We're rapidly approaching the day when none of them will be left.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 8:37 am to Shexter
Thanks for posting the photos. They look damn good for 100+.
As an aside the 100th announced the death of a 103 year old B-17 pilot a few weeks ago and said to the best of their knowledge, only 3 members of the 100th are still alive.
As an aside the 100th announced the death of a 103 year old B-17 pilot a few weeks ago and said to the best of their knowledge, only 3 members of the 100th are still alive.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 8:56 am to bigjoe1
Masters of the Air painted an incredible portrait of The Bloody Hundredth
Posted on 1/27/26 at 9:34 am to Shexter
o7
Posted on 1/27/26 at 10:37 am to MintBerry Crunch
The 100th took horrific losses during he war. They weren't the highest casualty unit but took massive losses on concentrated high profile missions. They had the reputation as a jinxed unit.
On Black Thursday one of their squadrons contributed 18 B-17's and only 1 returned.
On Black Thursday one of their squadrons contributed 18 B-17's and only 1 returned.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 11:26 am to VolsOut4Harambe
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We're rapidly approaching the day when none of them will be left.
That's the sad truth. We're nearing 15 years since the last American WW1 vet died.
I appreciate every group and individual who works to gather their stories and preserve their personal history on video so that their stories can be told in their own words forever, or as long as people will listen.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 11:28 am to Shexter
Salt of earth - not to be seen again
This post was edited on 1/27/26 at 11:35 am
Posted on 1/27/26 at 2:09 pm to Shexter
One was a fighter pilot and lived in Virgina and moved back to the bayou to be closer to family, his nick name was Speedy. Murry studied at LSU and worked as an engineer and worked in aerospace with Von Braun.
They are some characters.
They are some characters.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 3:11 pm to BigUglies10
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Salt of earth - not to be seen again
And it’s noteworthy to add how young these men who fought and led during that war were. It was like a college football team age wise.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 4:30 pm to Clark14
My father was 18 in Vietnam - 101st airborne - in the bush.
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