(photo courtesy of Tom LaBonge)

Former Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge recently celebrated the 97th birthday of Windsor Square resident Bud Rice, who flew during D-Day in 1946 as a member of the U.S. Army Air Corps.

Rice, who has lived in Windsor Square since 1952, flew a C-47 Skytrain over Normandy during D-Day, according to Stars and Stripes. He was with the 37th Troop Carrier Squadron as part of the Allied invasion of occupied Europe.

“He is just a great, great person,” LaBonge said. “I could never miss Bud Rice’s 97th birthday.”