Mendell Peters Sparks will never see the Victory Medal he was posthumously honored with, but his memory lives on. Sparks, who went by Pete, served as a merchant marine in World War II, earning himself ...
APPLETON, Wis. (WLUK) -- A World War II veteran received a special surprise Saturday. Longtime Appleton resident Armin Barth left school when he was 14 to serve our country. Now at 95 years old, he ...
VERO BEACH, Fla. — An award that many said is long overdue is coming to a Vero Beach World War II-era veteran. On May 22 at 10:30 a.m., Floyd York, 100, will be given his World War II Merchant Marine ...
VERO BEACH, Fla. — The highest award a U.S. Merchant Marine can earn was given to a 100-year-old World War II veteran in Vero Beach Monday morning. The medal presentation happened at Veterans Memorial ...
Retired U.S. Army Col. William Pruitt, 102, and Edward Trester, 95, held up their Congressional Gold Medals in front of the crowd at the St. Johns County Auditorium on Thursday night. Both risked ...
107-year-old man believed to be oldest surviving WWII merchant marine plans to attend D-Day ceremony
PIGEON FALLS, Wis. (Gray News) - A Wisconsin man is about to take part in a once-in-a lifetime ceremony. Believed to be the oldest World War II merchant marine veteran in the country, 107-year-old ...
VANCOUVER, Wash. — In 1944 Julian Thorne Hilts' older brother had just joined the Navy. Thorne, as he's known by, wanted to help fight alongside the men fighting for his country during World War II, ...
VANCOUVER, Wash. — In 1944 Julian Thorne Hilts' older brother had just joined the Navy. Thorne, as he's known by, wanted to help fight alongside the men fighting for his country during World War II, ...
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