Pilot returns home over 70 years later
SOUTHFIELD — After 71 years, Capt. William Nelson Coombs returned home to his final resting place, Acacia Park Cemetery in Southfield, Oct. 5.
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SOUTHFIELD — After 71 years, Capt. William Nelson Coombs returned home to his final resting place, Acacia Park Cemetery in Southfield, Oct. 5.
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