Celebrated World War II veteran Ray Firmani dead at 103

World War II veteran and longtime Elsmere resident Ray Firmani, whose life was chronicled and celebrated in the book Against All Odds: The Ray Firmani Story, has died.

Firmani’s biographer Mitch Topal confirmed the B-17 bomber pilot died on Sunday, July 21, 2025, at the age of 103.

Firmani had been hospitalized since July 6th after suffering smoke inhalation at a fire in his Elsmere home…

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