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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Paul Vitello / The Bulletin
February 13, 2013
James Muri survived the first half of June 4, 1942, on the strength of his Army Air Forces pilot training. That was the day of his first combat mission, and the first day of the Battle of Midway. He piloted an unwieldy B-26 twin-engine bomber through heavy anti-aircraft fire, maneuvered it close....
