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Clovis native was 'busy surviving' in World War II

Bennie Aday, 94, narrowly escaped death twice in World War II.

A left-seat pilot on B-24s, the Clovis native flew 50 missions against railroads, oil refineries and aircraft plants in France, Italy and Germany.

“We bombed railroads constantly to keep...