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Hundreds attend funeral for World War II hero

Published 08/29/07

Family members, friends and shipmates gathered at the Naval Academy Chapel yesterday to say farewell to retired Rear Adm. Eugene B. Fluckey, 93, a Medal of Honor recipient.

Joshua McKerrow - The Capital Margaret Fluckey receives a flag yesterday at the Naval Academy from Vice Admiral Albert Konetzni during the funeral for her husband, Rear Admiral Eugene B. Fluckey.
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Outside, the nation's flag flew at half-mast to honor the World War II submarine commander, who patrolled the Pacific Ocean in the USS Barb that sank more tonnage of enemy ships than any U.S. commander.

He was famous for running search-and-destroy and reconnaissance missions inside Japanese harbors.

A member of the Naval Academy Class of 1935, Adm. Fluckey died June 28.

"He plotted his strategies very carefully," author Carl LaVo said...

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