Lynbrook WWII veteran Paul Pette's 101st birthday
Lynbrook resident and World War II veteran, Paul Pette, was celebrated for his past military service and his 101st birthday.
Pette turned 101 on Aug. 29 and his fellow veterans from Lynbrook American Legion Post 335 threw him a drive-by parade four days earlier to mark the milestone.
He was one of four brothers, and served along with one brother in the Army during World War II. Pette was a corporal from March 1943 to December 1945.
Pette was with the Army Air Corp, 20th Air Force, and the 313th Bombardment Wing of the 9th Bombardment Group.
When he was stationed on Tinian Island in the Central Pacific the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, which helped to end the war against Japan.
His fellow veterans and Legionnaires went to his home on Davison Avenue to celebrate his birthday with him. Family and neighbors also joined him.
The drive-by consisted of a parade of motorcycles from the American Legion Riders, Rolling Thunder, and fire trucks from the Lynbrook Fire Department. Pette waved to all of them as they passed from the comfort of a chair on the curb.
Members of American Legion Post 335 presented Pette with a cake, and saluted him.
