http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/6e17e960e5747e11a02e73241b615fe8.jpg 160a2cfba4f1039a6423401bcfca1b9b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource From left: Bob Morris, Jim Krebs, and Minor McGraw. Title A name given to the resource WW II Vets Recognized by Local Chapter of the American Legion (p. 1) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/ded981b158c8e8104c18583f74dc0a82.jpg 7ea853daa4174b6399e06ae328a3417b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [corresponds to Kreb's Notes] 15 Yr old – Japan Bomb Pearl Harbor – 1941 Graduated High School – 1943 Enlisted at 17 yr old – Twin brother (Jack) and I together Basic at Ft Riley, Kansas Maneuvers at Camp Mc Cain, Miss. Fort Jackson, S.C., to join Patton’s 3rd Army, 346 Regiment, 87th Infantry, Company C Camp Kilmer, NJ Set Sail on Queen Elizabeth 6 days later – landed Glasgow, Scotland Train to Congleton, England 2 weeks later – sailed to Le’Havre, France 1st enemy encounter – Metz, France 400 miles in 30 days to Saar Basin Next Siegfried Line – lost our bazooka team Brother Jack and I volunteered as new bazooka team 20 days thru Siegfried Line – captured 3 German towns Break through 300 miles north on Belgian, German border in Ardennes Forest Patton’s 3rd Army needed to stop them 4 days and nights – Battle of the Bulge Brother Jack and I awarded Silver Star Medal for encounter 4 days after end of Bulge Gruflange, Belgium 3 days later – Jack mortally wounded – died in my arms Received bullet through hip & shrapnel in back helping brother After wounds healed – sent to 1135th Combat Engineers 1135th put 1st bridges across Rhine River for Patton’s 3rd Army to cross (my old outfit) Discharged Jan 12 1946 at Indiantown Gap Penn European-African Middle East Campaign eith 3 Bronze Stars Silver Star Medal Bronze Star Medal 2 Purple Hearts Combat Infantry Badge WWII Victory Medal Distinguished Unit Citation Good Conduct Medal Delaware County Outstanding Veteran Award – Nov 11, 2015 Hometown Hero Award Jan 2016 from Sunny 95 Radio, Hometown Newspapers, The Federal Credit Union Flag flown over nation’s capital July 4, 2015 Parades Grand Marshall in Delaware 2007 Grand Marshall in Sunbury 2014 Grand Marshall in Westerville 2015 Title A name given to the resource WW II Vets Recognized by Local Chapter of the American Legion (p. 2) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/0048c57e2635737c1337230d29d7e9b3.JPG 83f48d829e9cb5e6677f4a8b2c03cc60 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource Minor L McGraw U.S. Army – Medical Corps Entered active service 10/23/43 Discharged from active duty 3/21/46 17 weeks Basic Training at Camp Grant, Illinois Billings General Hospital, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana November 43 to May 44 Basic Training, Camp Grant Bulk of service was with 167th General Hospital in France as Surgical Technician Returned to the USA in late 45 and discharged in 46 Title A name given to the resource WW II Vets Recognized by Local Chapter of the American Legion (p. 3) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Military Description An account of the resource This collection contains personal letters and video relating to topics in US Military history and wars in which the US Army was engaged. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource WW II Vets Recognized by Local Chapter of the American Legion Description An account of the resource Three World War II veterans recognized during a lunch at Sunbury's American Legion Post #457. Includes notes on military service. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lenny Lepola Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016-04-23 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 92691338 Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource American Legion--World War ll Veterans--Sunbury--Ohio Delaware County--Ohio--Sunbury Organizations--American Legion--World War ll Veterans Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/