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Proper honors for World War II veteran who died in 1995 Chicago heat wave

Name: Proper honors for World War II veteran who died in 1995 Chicago heat wave
Uploaded: 2025-07-17T19:44:00-0500
Duration: 2 min 25 s
Description: This week marks the 30th anniversary of the infamous 1995 Chicago heat wave, which took 739 lives. As Shardaa Gray reports, one of them was a World War II veteran who got a proper sendoff in Homewood on Thursday.

This week marks the 30th anniversary of the infamous 1995 Chicago heat wave, which took 739 lives. As Shardaa Gray reports, one of them was a World War II veteran who got a proper sendoff in Homewood on Thursday.