WWII veteran from Eastern Kentucky dies at 103
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Published: Dec. 3, 2022 at 10:56 PM EST
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - World War II veteran Henry C. Ledford died on Friday at 103-years-old.
Ledford was from Clay County. He was one of the oldest veterans in the state of Kentucky.
Ledford’s 411th Infantry Regiment freed prisoners from a concentration camp near Landsberg, Germany.
In a Facebook post, Honor Flight Kentucky said Ledford was a great Kentuckian.
Ledford participated in the 2019 Honor Flight, which takes Kentucky veterans to Washington D.C. to see their memorials.
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