{"id":483695,"date":"2026-01-01T02:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T02:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/483695\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T02:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T02:00:14","slug":"san-antonio-veteran-celebrates-101st-birthday-flying-on-restored-world-war-ii-airplane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/483695\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio veteran celebrates 101st birthday flying on restored World War II airplane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>B.L. Craighead Jr. celebrated his birthday flying on a restored World War II airplane<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>SAN ANTONIO<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2024\/12\/30\/world-war-ii-veteran-from-san-antonio-celebrates-100th-birthday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2024\/12\/30\/world-war-ii-veteran-from-san-antonio-celebrates-100th-birthday\/\">B.L. Craighead Jr.<\/a>, a World War II veteran from San Antonio, turned 101 years old on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Craighead celebrated his birthday flying on a restored World War II airplane.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">He trained as a pilot and flew out of Randolph Field during his time in the Army. 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