Template:Did you know nominations/Vito Trause

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 09:52, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

Vito Trause

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Vito Trause

... that Vito Trause (pictured), who dropped out of high school during his junior year to join the United States Army in 1943, received his high school diploma at the age of 92? Source: <https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/meet-vito-trause-the-92-year-old-wwii-veteran-who-was-presented-with-high-school-diploma/articleshow/64710226.cms>
- ALT1: ... that American soldier and World War II prisoner-of-war Vito Trause (pictured) credited a Jewish prisoner of Nazi concentration camps with saving his life while he was detained in Stalag VII-A? Source: <https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/washington-township/2019/11/02/vito-trause-wwii-pow-dies-94/4127731002/>
- ALT2: ... that after being captured by Waffen-SS troops and taken to Stalag VII-A, Vito Trause (pictured) adopted the pseudonym of "Al" in order to hide his Italian heritage? Source: <https://www.app.com/story/news/bergen/carlstadt/2018/11/23/wwii-hero-lives-see-carlstadt-nj-street-renamed-his-honor/2058914002/>
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Margaret Peoples Shirer

Improved to Good Article status by Mhawk10 (talk). Self-nominated at 03:07, 8 June 2022 (UTC).

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QPQ: Done.

Overall: Promoted to GA this day so it is new enough, no major problems with it grammatically or spelling wise, and the first hook is really interesting. You have to commit to education lol. Jon698 (talk) 23:42, 8 June 2022 (UTC)