Walt Travis, one of the few remaining World War II veterans, turned 101 years old on Jan. 12. He is pictured here celebrating with (from L-R) Rose Navarrette, Jerry Hinton, Linda Haley and Rachel Hagopian. Travis joined the Marine Corps at 18 and was sent to the Recruit Depot San Diego in 1942. Travis spent about three years abroad as part of VMF-115, a fighter-attack squadron that was led by Medal of Honor recipient Joe Foss. Travis and his wife moved to San Diego in the 1980s before her passing. Travis eventually moved to Coronado with his daughter, Leslie, during the pandemic. Photo courtesy of Westmont of San Miguel Ranch.

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