Samuel Folsom
- November 12, 2022
- 102 years
About Samuel Folsom
Samuel Folsom, 102, American marine pilot.
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|Samuel Bruce Folsom (July 24, 1920 – November 12, 2022) was an American marine pilot. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross and a Purple Heart.
The Library of Congress has information on him in its Veterans History Project Collection including a video interview.
He wrote a memoir. He died on November 12, 2022, at the age of 102.
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- legacy.com"Samuel Folsom Obituary (1920-2022)"
- nytimes.com"Samuel Folsom, 102, Who Fought the Japanese Above Guadalcanal, Dies (Published 2022)"
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