Medal Collector's News Watch

Iraq, Afghanistan Medals Get More Stars As Wars Go On - Huffington Post

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 02:02:00 +0000

GI to be first living Afghan war Medal of Honor winner - ...

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Soldier's medals found buried in garden - Cooma Monaro Express

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 05:03:00 +0000

BY KIRRILY CARBERRY MORE than 90 years after his death in World War One, a Bredbo soldier's war medal has been discovered buried in a local garden and returned to his family. Bredbo labourer Private Albert George Pegram died on September 28, ...

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Va vet receives WWII medal for service to liberate France - Washington Post

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:01:00 +0000

From www.washingtonpost.com:

Va vet receives WWII medal for service to liberate France ...

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Paul J. Wiedorfer, WWII Medal of Honor recipient, dies at 89 - Washington Post

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Fri, 27 May 2011 15:42:00 +0000

From www.washingtonpost.com:

Paul J. Wiedorfer, WWII Medal of Honor recipient, dies at 89 ...

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Veteran will fight to wear his war medal with pride - Burton Mail

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:53:00 +0000

From www.burtonmail.co.uk:

Veteran will fight to wear his war medal with pride ...

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Sailor Daniel finally gets his war medals - Portsmouth News

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 07:55:00 +0000

From www.portsmouth.co.uk:

SO PROUD Daniel Phoenix with his medal and, from left, sons Owen and Charlie. Picture: Malcolm Wells (110886-6786) FORMER sailor Daniel Phoenix has spoken of his pride after finally receiving his war medals after a six-year wait. ...

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Floyd Harold Kennedy, 88 - Kitsap Sun

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:15:00 +0000

From www.kitsapsun.com:

He earned 2 Purple Hearts, 2 Korean Service Medals, a WWII Medal, and 2 Good Conduct medals during his service. He served with Generals MacArthur and Patton ...

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Dyfed-Powys Police appeal to trace owner of WWI medal - BBC News

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:43:00 +0000

From www.bbc.co.uk:

Dyfed-Powys Police appeal to trace owner of WWI medal ...

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What to do this weekend - Boston Globe

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 21:19:00 +0000

From www.boston.com:

WWII Reenactment and Veterans Roundtable Discussion: The Collings Foundation rolls back the tent flaps for this weekend's event featuring more than 200 reenactors representing several branches of Allied and Axis military. There will be tanks, cannons, troop carriers, weapons, and other restored equipment. Participants at the 1 p.m. discussions include World War II Medal of Honor recipient Francis Currey, and Korean War Medal of Honor recipient Thomas Hudner who will share their stories. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (reenactments at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.). $18 ($20 at door), $8 under age ...

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Center conducting activities to mark Senior Citizens Month - Zanesville Times Recorder

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:54:00 +0000

From www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com:

Korean War Medal of Honor winner Ron Rosser, of Roseville, spoke with seniors and encouraged them to "keep active." Rosser travels several times each month and remains active.

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Paris Museum continues to struggle financially - Paris Star

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:07:00 +0000

From www.parisstaronline.com:

St. George 'medal detector' Dave Thomson has returned another set of war medals to their rightful resting place at the Paris Museum and Historical Society. ...

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Son's plea for war medals return - Bunbury Mail

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 05:23:00 +0000

From www.bunburymail.com.au:

A SOUTH Bunbury homeowner who had his father's four war medals stolen has called on the thieves to return them. The four service medals from World War II, ...

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Police recover Great War medal in 'stolen goods' raid - Manchester Evening News

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:24:00 +0000

From menmedia.co.uk:

Police are searching for the owner of first world war medal recovered during a raid. The Meritorious Service Medal was seized with jewellery worth thousands of pounds from a Newton Heath pawnbroker. A total of 28 items, including gold rings, heavy bracelets, earrings and pendants were also found. The Meritorious Service Medal carries an engraving stating it was presented to J Hoey. Police have urged the rightful owners, possibly relatives of the hero who was awarded the medal, ...

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Lost war medal found in pig pen at Southland, returned to owner's family - Daily Dunklin Democrat

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:46:00 +0000

From www.dddnews.com:

Lost war medal found in pig pen at Southland, returned to owner's family ...

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War medal finds a family home - The Sarnia Observer - Ontario, CA

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:46:00 +0000

From www.theobserver.ca:

A war medal belonging to a Sarnia pilot who died in the Second World War will stay in the family, thanks to the work of Dave Thomson, a southwestern Ontario war medal sleuth.

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Jewellery and medal coll... - 77 Diamonds

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:35:00 +0000

From www.77diamonds.com:

Both diamond-oriented jewellery collections and war medals have increasingly become more popular and valuable which is reflected in the outcome of this auction.

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Medals from hero Royal Marine who fought for 50 years from Anglo-Sudan War to ... - Daily Mail

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:53:00 +0000

From www.dailymail.co.uk:

He won the Defence Medal and War Medal and in 1945 he resigned his commission just shy of 70. He died at his Suffolk home in 1968 aged 93.

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Trevor wears his wartime medals with pride - shropshirestar.com

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 15:02:00 +0000

From www.shropshirestar.com:

Mr Williams was presented with a new 1939-45 Star, 1939-45 War Medal, 1939-45 Defence Medal, African Star with an eight army clasp and Italy Star, at a surprise ceremony at the town’s Corn Exchange after losing his medals when he moved house more than 20 years ago.

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Soledad O'Brien: Rebuilding after Katrina honors a generation - CNN

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 22:11:00 +0000

From www.cnn.com:

Black veterans settled here, including Pierce's father. Pierce tells me the story of his father's war medals. His father served in World War II, but on his return, he was informed that he couldn't have won the medals he was claiming. So he never got them.

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Hitler's World War One comrades called him a 'rear area pig' - Sify

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:40:00 +0000

From sify.com:

According to The Sun, Hitler's war medal became a cornerstone of the evil regime's propaganda machine to build his reputation as a courageous soldier and German hero. He claimed his heroic service and time in the trenches helped form his cruel world view and propel him to power.

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Hitler comrades called him 'pig' - The Sun

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:13:00 +0000

From www.thesun.co.uk:

Hitler's war medal became a cornerstone of the evil regime's propaganda machine to build his reputation as a courageous soldier and German hero.

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Medals traced to honour WWII hero from Lancashire - BBC News

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:51:00 +0000

From www.bbc.co.uk:

"It's important to remember what they did and it's been a great honour to present Stanley's family with his war medals today."

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Woodstock medals on the auction block - Oxford Review

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 02:09:00 +0000

From www.oxfordreview.com:

There's only about a day left in an online auction for the First World War medals of a Woodstock man who died of his wounds on June 1917 while serving ...

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Veteran revisits Korea - The Barrie Advance

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:02:00 +0000

From www.simcoe.com:

Forsyth, a humble man who shies away from the spotlight, is the recipient of four medals; the Korean Medal, the United Nations Medal, Volunteer Medal and the Peacekeeping Medal.

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Family of Clitheroe WW2 teenager given his medals 65 years on - This Is Lancashire

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 20:23:00 +0000

From www.thisislancashire.co.uk:

Mel Diack, chairman of Clitheroe Youth Forum, said: "War medals were not automatically issued - they had to be applied for - and often families were too heartbroken to think of doing that at the time.

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