Edwin “Gene” McDonald, 91, holds his Legion of Honor medal, France’s highest award, on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, in Sacramento, Calif. Last month the French Consulate in San Francisco presented McDonald and three other WWII veterans with the medal. McDonald flew 67 missions in France, Belgium and Germany as the pilot of a P-47 fighter plane. (Randy Pench\/The Sacramento Bee via AP) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nEdwin “Gene” McDonald, 91, holds his Legion of Honor medal, France’s highest award, on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, in Sacramento, Calif.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\nPhoto Credit: Randy Pench\/The Sacramento Bee via AP<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\nMcDonald began flying missions over German-occupied France during the war when he was 20. He joined the Army in 1943 and trained as a fighter pilot in Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He flew 67 fighter-bomber missions over Europe and has been awarded a dozen medals, including the Distinguished Flying Cross, awarded to pilots who display heroism or extraordinary achievement in combat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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