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    • Jul 11, 1915
    Colin Kelly is born in Madison, Florida. A fighter pilot regarded as one of the first American heroes of World War II, he's immortalized in the lyrics of Elton Britt's 1942 hit "There's A Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere"
    Dec 10, 1941
    Fighter pilot Colin Kelly is killed in a Japanese air attack over the Pacific. One of the first American heroes of World War II, he's remembered the following year in the lyrics of Elton Britt's hit "There's A Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere"
    Mar 19, 1942
    Elton Britt records "There's A Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere" in New York. With references to George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Nathan Hale, George Custer and Colin Kelly, it becomes the first country single to receive a gold record
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