Heroes of battle of Gettysburg paid tribute by surviving brothers-in-arms. Washington, D.C., May 30, Although there are only a few of the boys in blue and gray left, two of them were strong enough today, Memorial Day, to drop flowers from the air on the Gettysburg battlefield to honor their comrades who lost their lives in this historic battle of the Civil War. Here we see, left to right: William H. Jackson, 95, of Washington, D.C., [and Robert W. Wilson] 5/30/38...

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Photograph shows Civil War verterans William H. Jackson and Robert W. Wilson in the passenger cabin of a Boeing 247D airliner, belonging to Pennsylvania Central Airlines (PCA) flying over the Gettysburg battlefield. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2018 and neighboring Harris & Ewing image)