*IN MEMORIAM*
Mel Pliner passed away March 27, 2017.
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94-year-old Mel Pliner of Las Vegas, NV appears on episode #423 of Hometown Heroes, debuting June 10, 2016. A native of Brooklyn, NY, Pliner served as a glider pilot with the 436th Troop Carrier Group during World War II.
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