Edward Gorski Jr.’s Purple Heart medal was returned by the Illinois treasurer’s office to the World War II veteran’s grandson ...

He also received the Congressional Gold Medal for his service in the Merchant Marine in World War II. He still has coffee with fellow veterans ... applied for a Purple Heart in 2020.

The Illinois treasurer’s office returned a Purple Heart Thursday to the grandson of a WWII Battle of the Bulge veteran. Private First-Class Edward Gorski Jr., a Chicago ...

Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs' Operation Purple Heart reunited a lost Purple Heart with the family of WWII veteran Edward Gorski Jr. during a ceremony in Geneva. Gorski, wounded in the Battle of ...

George James Kasotis, a Korean War veteran, local entrepreneur and beloved community member in Marion, passed away at 91.

The remains of a Korean War Army veteran will be buried in a military ceremony at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies. After nearly 75 years, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) ...

New Bedford has been designated a “Purple Heart City” by the Military Order of the Purple Heart, according to a community announcement. The city will install signs marking the designation at ...

LINCOLN, R.I. (WJAR) — A World War II veteran who lives in ... the D-Day Invasion at Normandy. During his military service, Gray also received two Purple Hearts, one for sustaining an injury ...

Henry Van Der Noord of Lansing, received a Purple Heart ... World War II. (Illinois treasurer's office) Last winter, the Tribune wrote about its own efforts to identify the veterans behind the ...

NEW WINDSOR, N.Y. — Ten New York Army National Guard Soldiers received ... War II, the medal was presented to those wounded or killed by enemy action. Military personnel awarded the Purple Heart ...

The first shots of the Cold War were fired in Korea. Americans heard the term “domino theory” for the first time. If Korea ...

A missing Purple Heart was returned to the family of World War II veteran Edward Gorski by Illinois State Treasurer Michael ...