A 100-year-old veteran in York County received his Purple Heart 80 years later. “The Purple Heart means quite a bit,” ...
The family of an Iowa veteran was reunited with his Purple Heart medal Wednesday.The State Treasurer's Office says it found ...
He had earned a Purple Heart, a European-African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with two bronze service stars, a combat infantryman badge, and the good conduct and World War II victory medals ...
Harold Pressel was awarded the Purple Heart by Major General David B. Lyons for his service during World War II at the ...
Days shy of his 101st birthday, Sgt. Harold "Bud" Pressel stood in front of a full house at the American Legion in Dallastown ...
Purple Heart Medal’s Owner Identified as ‘a Man’s Man’ Who Fought in WWII For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals.
In the final push to defeat Nazi Germany during World War II, Edward Gorski Jr. was trying ... stories — including how he earned a Purple Heart for his combat injuries. “He said you’d ...
Harold "Bud" Pressel was injured when he bailed from his B-24 after it was struck by flak over enemy lines in 1944. He's ...
By KCCI Staff Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) -- The family of an Iowa veteran was reunited with ...
That's why the gold medal on a purple ribbon bears the profile of Washington. The original badge was directed by Washington to be “the figure of a heart in purple cloth, or silk, edged with ...
Private First-Class Delbert Tuttle earned the award after he was hurt during the Battle of Saipan in 1944. 'Operation Purple Hearts' returns lost medals to rightful owners State treasurer returns ...