Nation's last surviving World War II Navy fighter pilot shot down five Japanese planes while serving on the USS Essex.

Guillermo Rey's family plans to celebrate the Navy veteran with a huge party for his 100th birthday. GLENDALE, Calif. (KABC) -- Guillermo Rey was all smiles as he turns 100 years old.

From America’s entry into World War II in December of 1941 to the end of the conflict early in September, 1945, the United ...