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After 24 years since its disappearance, a family from Central Illinois was reunited with a Purple Heart from World War II.
Illinois's state treasurer reunited the family of a World War II veteran with a medal earned for fighting overseas. Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs returned a Purple Heart medal to family members ...
In a heartfelt ceremony at the World War II Memorial in Decatur, Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs returned a lost Purple ...
It means a lot to my heart,” Jerry Moore said of receiving his late brother’s Purple Heart medal from World War II. “I don’t ...
The return of John L. Moore's Purple Heart was presented Wednesday morning at the World War II Memorial in front of the ...
A long-lost Purple Heart medal earned by a KC native is now in safe hands. Olivia Acree shares the story of how it was ...
The medal belonged to Army Private John L. Moore, a D-Day survivor who earned the Purple Heart after being wounded during ...
More than 100 years after being wounded in World War I’s largest battle, Pvt. Alonzo Stanton has finally been recognized with ...
The tribute at Green Hills Recreation Center will honor John Brady Kane and Joseph “Norman” Kane, two brothers who died while ...
Illinois State Treasurer returns a WWII veteran's lost Purple Heart to his family in a ceremony, marking the 15th such return ...