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 ...

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 ...

This heart found its way back home. A New Jersey woman whose uncle bravely fought in World War II got her late relative’s long-lost Purple Heart back after the award was spotted at a Texas flea ...

For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock from preparations for the invasion of Japan that was expected to cost ...

Purple Heart of WWII hero finds home in Springfield by: Taylor Knight. Posted: Sep 19, 2024 / 05:43 PM EDT. Updated: Sep 19, 2024 / 05:43 PM EDT. by: Taylor Knight.

Daughter Carolyn Peckham accepted the Purple Heart during a small private ceremony on Oct. 29, at the World War II Memorial outside the Decatur Civic Center, according to Frerichs' office.

INDEPENDENCE, Missouri (KSHB) — A long-lost Purple Heart medal that represents the life of a Kansas City World War II pilot is now in safe hands, thanks to a stranger who spotted it for sale at ...

Illinois State Treasurer returns a WWII veteran's lost Purple Heart to his family in a ceremony, marking the 15th such return ...