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Central Illinois WW2 Vets Remember Their Service

 

For Veterans Day, we turn to three local World War II Navy veterans, who survived the sinking of the USS Indianapolis in 1945.

In this video segment from 2007, Art Leenerman of Mahomet, Earl Higgins of Oakland and Don McCall of Champaign talk about their ordeal. (Originally produced by Denise La Grassa for WILL-TV's Central Illinois World War II Stories).

Central IL Veterans Talk About Sinking Of USS Indianapolis