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"More than 80 years after he was killed in combat during #WorldWarII, 1st Lt. Morton Sher, a #Jewish #American #fighterpilot who flew with the legendary #FlyingTigers, has finally been brought to #kevurasYisroel and laid to rest with full honors.

Sher was buried last week in #Greenville, #SouthCarolina, closing a chapter that had remained unresolved since 1943. For decades, an empty grave and headstone stood in his memory, a painful symbol of a life lost in war but never recovered."

https://5townscentral.com/2025/12/28/after-eight-decades-jewish-flying-tigers-pilot-laid-to-rest-with-full-kevuras-yisroel/

After Eight Decades, Jewish Flying Tigers Pilot Laid to Rest With Full Kevuras Yisroel - 5 Towns Central

By Five Towns Central Staff Greenville, SC (December 28, 2025) More than 80 years after he was killed in combat during World War II, 1st Lt. Morton Sher, a Jewish American fighter pilot who flew with the legendary Flying Tigers, has finally been brought to kevuras Yisroel and laid to rest with full honors. Sher

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Shine My Crown Dec 4

Meet Lt. Col. Shawna Rochelle Kimbrell: America’s First Black Female Fighter Pilot https://shinemycrown.com/meet-lt-col-shawna-rochelle-kimbrell-americas-first-black-female-fighter-pilot/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #WomenInAviation #BlackHistory #FighterPilot #Inspiration #Trailblazer

World History Encyclopedia Dec 2

WWI saw the birth of an entirely new form of combat: lone men engaging the enemy in aerial dogfights. #History #AirWar #EdwardMannock #FighterPilot #FirstWorldWar #FrancescoBaracca #GodwinBrumowski #Pilot #ReneFonck #WorldWarI #WWI #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/2-2848-en/

How did WWI aces become national heroes?

WWI saw the birth of an entirely new form of combat: lone men engaging the enemy in aerial dogfights. The victors became heroes back home, but this was as deadly an occupation as it was an exhilarating...

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Andy Mar 18, 2025

#BattleOfBritain #JohnHemingway #ww2 #pilot #Spitfire #hurricane #fighterpilot #UK #Britain #UnitedKingdom #Germany #WorldWar2 #battle #history #heroic #hero
This is so sad, hugely significant and such a massive loss. We owe them so much, and I hope future generations never forget it.
I picked up this signed book years ago, and it’ll always be one of the most treasured on my bookshelf…