WWII Vet Claimed He Was 'Just in the Band,' Then Family Checked His Medals
Leonard F Pryor's medals "were passed to me a few years ago, as his namesake," his great-grandson Leonard Lawson told Newsweek.
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Medals of World War 2 hero who was prisoner of war to fetch thousands at auction
A collection of rare medals belonging to a Battle of France war hero who survived being captured by the Germans is set to fetch thousands after being discovered. Major Harold Henry Merton served in ...
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Medals of WWII fighter ace who survived terrifying 25,000ft death plunge but then was killed in Las Vegas pleasure flight crash 20 years later could sell for £30,000
He shot down eight enemy aircraft at the height of one of the most pivotal events of the Second World War - when the fate of these isles of ours hung in the balance. 'These medals are one of the ...
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WW2 medals return to family after online appeal
The moment Major James Earl's medals were returned to his son David (l) A Cornish antique dealer has handed over a set of World War Two medals ... so really money isn't an issue." ...
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The WWII Fighter Ace and Medal of Honor Recipient Who Helped Give America the Super Bowl
As a fighter ace who received the Medal of Honor after shooting down 26 Japanese planes over Guadalcanal during World War II, Joe Foss was accustomed to bold action. He was not afraid to think big ...
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New Zealand family has war medals returned after lucky find in Perth
When Royal Australian Air Force Chaplain Haydn Lea spotted four World War II medals at an auction in ... and fallen apart a bit." A fifth medal issued to the same person was also on sale separately.