A WWII veteran's sons hope to give his long-lost Purple Heart medal to his grandson, who also served in the Army and had a special bond with him.

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 ...

Wilfred Ikemoto, right, whose older brother Haruyuki Ikemoto posthumously received a Purple Heart medal after being killed in World War II, thanks researcher Daniel Matthews in Pearl Harbor ...

The Purple Hearts of two fallen World War II Soldiers were returned during a patriotic ceremony on July 24 at a local health care and rehabilitation center. WWII Purple Heart Medals return home By ...

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 ...

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Nearly 56 years after World War II ended, and although his discharge papers say he was awarded the Purple Heart medal, Roe McCarthy didn't get it until this summer.

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A man in Vermont born seven months after his father was killed in combat during World War II has received his father’s Purple Heart medal, which recently was found in a ...

WWII Veteran Receives Long Overdue Purple Heart Medal For aging WWII veterans, there's not much time left for the nation to fix oversights in their service records, like missing medals.

Wilfred Ikemoto, right, whose older brother Haruyuki Ikemoto posthumously received a Purple Heart medal after being killed in World War II, thanks researcher Daniel Matthews in Pearl Harbor ...

A missing Purple Heart medal earned more than 70 years ago was returned to the family of a World War II solider on Friday with the help of Tennessee officials.

Wilfred Ikemoto holds a photo of his older brother, Haruyuki Ikemoto, and the Purple Heart medal posthumously awarded to him, in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Friday, May 10, 2024.