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30 years after death, '95 heat wave victim, a WWII veteran, buried with military honors
He survived the hell of war and a POW camp, only to die in a heat wave in Chicago,” said a retired Army captain Thursday as ...
Homewood ceremony pays tribute to nearly forgotten veteran who died in 1995 heat wave
On Thursday, 1995 heat wave victim and World War II veteran Emilio Aguirre received full military funeral honors in Homewood.
Decorated WWII veteran receives military funeral 30 years after death in 1995 Chicago heat wave
A decorated World War II veteran who died in the 1995 Chicago heat wave received a proper military funeral this week, 30 ...
Chicago doesn’t remember one of its worst disasters, and there are few memorials to this day
The closest thing we have to a memorial for people who died from the heat is not even in Chicago. It’s the headstone of the ...
World War II veteran who died in 1995 Chicago heat wave gets proper burial
This week marks the 30th anniversary of the infamous 1995 Chicago heat wave​, which took 739 lives. One of them was a World ...
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Cook Co. ceremony pays tribute to nearly forgotten WWII veteran who died in 1995 heat wave
Emilio Aguirre died just two weeks before his 82nd birthday from heat as temperatures reached up to what felt like 125 ...
WWII veteran, POW, who died alone in 1995 heat wave, honored in Homewood
There was a special honor Thursday for a World War II veteran who died alone during Chicago's 1995 heat wave. That disaster claimed more than 700 lives. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here ...