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Archive Home > 2008 > June > 21 > WWII amputee Bert Shepard went on to pitch in big leagues

WWII amputee Bert Shepard went on to pitch in big leagues

By Richard Goldstein / The Bulletin
June 21, 2008

Bert Shepard, a World War II fighter pilot who lost his right leg when he was shot down over Germany but went on to pitch for the 1945 Washington Senators, becoming an inspiration for grievously wounded veterans, died Monday in Highland, Calif. He was 87.

His death, at a nursing home, was....

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