WWII vet who got degree delayed by nearly 7 decades has died

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A funeral home and a family friend say a World War II veteran from Ohio who received his college degree last spring nearly 70 years after he last sat in a classroom has died.
Newcomer Funeral Home in Toledo says Bob Barger died Wednesday. He was 97. Barger was honored in June at the University of Toledo’s commencement ceremony, where he received an associate’s degree and a standing ovation.
A review last year of his transcripts from the late 1940s showed he