Last of Mexico’s World War II veterans dies at age 98

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Last of Mexico’s World War II veterans dies at age 98
By Staff Reports
 Dec 2, 12:16 PM
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — The last veteran of Mexico’s relatively small contingent of World War II veterans has died, Mexico’s Defense Department announced Thursday.

The department said former Sgt. Horacio Castilleja Albarrán was 98 when he died Wednesday. A cause of death was not provided.

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