Local WWII veteran dies at 100

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A local World War II veteran, who was the last surviving member of Company B from Cohoes, has passed away at age 100. Wilfred Mailloux, better known as Spike, died peacefully Thursday morning at the Eddy Heritage House surrounded by his family.

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Mailloux and his wife were featured on NEWS10 last July as they celebrated their 77th wedding anniversary. A hero of WWII, Mailloux...