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WWI Awarded Last Posthumous Medal for Service his Family Didn’t Even Know About

Posted on November 7, 2008 by Juliana Szucs

I found this remarkable story online this morning. You never know what your family history research will reveal!

Last posthumous WWI medal awarded to hero soldier who spent 5 days injured in no man’s land… and never even told his family he fought

One thought on “WWI Awarded Last Posthumous Medal for Service his Family Didn’t Even Know About”

Connie Spafford on November 10, 2008 at 5:09 am said:

I had a grandfather,well actually a step grandfather, but the only one I ever knew and he also was injured in WWI. Thanks to a wonderful local author we have a copy of his story and how it happened. As you are we are very proud of him. So glad your father was finally recognized for his heroism.

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