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Flags half-staff to honor Massachusetts airman killed during World War II

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BOSTON (WWLP) - Governor Maura Healey has ordered all U.S. and Massachusetts flags to be lowered to half-staff on Saturday. The order was issued to honor Staff Sergeant Loring E. Lord of Somerville, who served in the U.S. Army Air Forces 642d Bombardment Squadron, 409th Bombardment Group, 9th Bombardment Division, 9th Air Force, during World War II. Lord was a gunner aboard an A-26B “Invader”, when his aircraft was hit by heavy anti-aircraft fir…

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WWLP broke the news in Springfield, United States on Saturday, June 7, 2025.
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