Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Harold Gregory Moore Jr. (February 13, 1922 – February 10, 2017) was a United States Army lieutenant general and author. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the U.S. Army's second-highest decoration for valor, and was the first soldier in his West Point graduating class of 1945 to be promoted to brigadier general, major general, and lieutenant general.
The Purple Heart award is a 1 + 3 ⁄ 8-inch-wide (35 mm) purple- and gold-colored heart-shaped brass-alloy medal containing a profile of General George Washington. Above the heart appears a shield of the coat of arms of George Washington (a white shield with two red bars and three red stars in chief) between sprays of green leaves.
Basil Leonard Plumley was born on January 1, 1920, in Blue Jay, West Virginia, one of six children born to coal miner Clay Plumley and his wife Georgia. [1] After two years of high school, he worked as a chauffeur and truck driver before joining the U.S. Army on March 31, 1942.
Fort Moore was named in honor of Lt. Gen. Harold “Hal” Moore and his wife, Julia Moore. Hal Moore served at the fort throughout his military career and fought in both the Korean and Vietnam ...
But over 70 years later, the 96-year-old is still waiting for the U.S. Army to recognize his injury and to award him a Purple Heart medal, which honors service members wounded or killed in combat.
Dedicated workers at a Goodwill store in Tucson, Arizona were determined to do the right thing after they discovered the medal while sorting through a box of houseware donations.
Purple Heart Air Medal (16) Ed W. "Too Tall" Freeman (November 20, 1927 – August 20, 2008) was a United States Army helicopter pilot who received the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor , for his actions in the Battle of Ia Drang during the Vietnam War .
Army records indicate only two of the 31 ever received Purple Heart medals, which the military awards to those wounded or killed during action against an enemy. Researchers in Hawaii and Minnesota recently discovered the omission, leading the Army to agree to issue medals to families of the 29 men who were never recognized.