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<p>Needham served with the Air Corps’ 409th bomb group. He was wounded on D-Day and disappeared in combat a month later. His merits include two Purple Hearts and four oak leaf clusters.</p>

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Sixty-eight years later, Ronan hero is lost but not forgotten
July 20, 2012 7 a.m.

Sixty-eight years later, Ronan hero is lost but not forgotten

For Tom Needham, this time of year marks a somber time of reflection, as he and his family remember a local war hero very close to their hearts.