Ken Burns brings World War II to Luverne, MN

Categories: Television

Luverne, Minnesota, will join Sacramento (CA), Mobile (AL), and Waterbury (CT), in the next Ken Burns documentary entitled "The War," about life during World War II. In looking for a small, Midwestern town, producer Lynn Novick said they came across Clinton Aanenson, a Luverne native who served as a fighter pilot in Europe during the war. "He has an extraordinary story to tell, and he tells it very well," Novick said. The series is slated to air in 2007.

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