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Duane Zemper: PBS to feature Michigan historian's World War II photography

Photographer and historian Duane Zemper is not accustomed to being on the side of the camera. He's also doesn't know what "all the fuss" is about.

Zemper's perspective on World War II aboard B-17 bombers as an Army photo officer will be a part of a seven-part series focusing on the war that will air on public television. The project is sponsored nationally by the Public Broadcasting Service.

"WWII: Through the Lens of Duane Zemper" will be previewed Sept. 13 at the Ann Arbor public library. But it is the second premiere on Sept. 20 in Howell that is creating quite a stir, The Ann Arbor News reported Saturday.
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