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Md. memorial set for Tuskegee Airman

Maryland resident LeRoy A. Battle passed away on March 27.
LeRoy Battle

HYATTSVILLE, Md. (WUSA9) -- Thursday, a memorial service is scheduled for one of the last original Tuskegee Airmen.

Maryland resident LeRoy A. Battle passed away on March 27.

Throughout his life he was a civil rights pioneer. He also received the Congressional Gold Medal.

The service will be held at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Hyattsville.

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