St. Louis man retraces his father's steps to freedom

Sunday, June 20, 2004

ST. LOUIS -- Sixty years ago, Clayton David's plane went down over Holland, forcing the World War II airman to rely on civilians to escort him across Europe to the relative safety of Spain, and ultimately home.

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