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Rocky Gannon, Decorated WWII Fighter Pilot From Ocean City, Dies At 99 Rocky Gannon, Decorated WWII Fighter Pilot From Ocean City, Dies At 99
Rocky Gannon, Decorated WWII Fighter Pilot From Ocean City, Dies At 99 An Ocean City native who was a decorated fighter pilot and World War II veteran has died. Roland "Rocky" Gannon "passed quietly and peacefully in his sleep, surrounded by family" on Tuesday, June 4, according to his obituary. He was 99 years old. Gannon was born on a kitchen table in a house without electricity or running water in Palermo, NJ on Sunday, Mar. 8, 1925. He was the youngest of five children. At 17, Gannon left for Army Air Corps pilot training on the morning of his junior prom in 1943. "For the next year he took college courses and completed several different aviation sc…

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by Chris Spiker
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Lightening Strike: Cape May County Family Gets Boost After House Fire Lightening Strike: Cape May County Family Gets Boost After House Fire
Lightening Strike: Cape May County Family Gets Boost After House Fire The community is rallying to support a Cape May County family who lost everything including their pets in a house fire. A GoFundMe page has been organized to help Chloe and Cora Pinkerton of Palermo, ages 16 and 11, get ready to return to school.  Their grandmother, Linda; father, Tony; and his daughters were not home when it was struck by lightning on July 29.  "Both girls are worried about not having clothes and shoes and all of the things you would expect to start school with," the GoFundMe page says. "They were absolutely devastated and brokenhearted to learn that their …

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by Jon Craig