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WWII veteran who built airfield after D-Day will mark 102nd birthday at shop founded in 1894 by grandfather
Summary by The Midland Editorial Desk · As published by KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)
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A WWII veteran is celebrating a milestone birthday. Sam Meyer, who helped build an airfield in France after D-Day, will turn 102 years old.
Meyer is still involved in the family business, a hat shop in downtown New Orleans. His grandfather founded the shop in 1894.
Further details about Meyer's life and the shop are available through his experiences during the war and his long career in the hat business.