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Davis Helped Fly General To See Missouri En Route

75 YEARS LATER, HE REMEMBERS Davis Helped Fly General To See Missouri En Route Otego's Bill Davis was on a B-29 crew that flew General MacArthur 3,000 miles round trip to see the USS Missouri headed for Japan. He holds picture from the Japanese surrender five days later in Tokyo Bay. (Ian Austin /AllOTSEGO.com) By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The valuable cargo on Bill Davis' B-29 75 years ago last Friday was Gen. Douglas MacArthur. OTEGO – Last…

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