Leonard "Doc" Hendry, a local war veteran, flew 63 documented missions in WWII and shot down 6 enemy planes in the battle of Midway. His medals have been donated to the Veterans museum and are on display.
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1790 – Rhode Island becomes the last of the original US colonies to ratify the Constitution and is admitted as the 13th state (More info)
1942 – Bing Crosby records Irving Berlin’s ‘White Christmas,’ the best-selling Christmas single in history (More info)