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In a heartfelt ceremony at the World War II Memorial in Decatur, Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs returned a lost Purple ...
Illinois State Treasurer returns a WWII veteran's lost Purple Heart to his family in a ceremony, marking the 15th such return ...
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 ...
After 24 years since its disappearance, a family from Central Illinois was reunited with a Purple Heart from World War II.
The medal belonged to Army Private John L. Moore, a D-Day survivor who earned the Purple Heart after being wounded during ...
The return of John L. Moore's Purple Heart was presented Wednesday morning at the World War II Memorial in front of the ...