Over 70 years after he left the jungles of Burma and
Summary
Over 70 years after he left the jungles of Burma and 16 years after his death, the widow of Army Sgt. Albert King received the medals he earned as a member of Merrill's Marauders, the 5307th Composite Group (Provisional). Mrs. Dot King received his Purple Heart, Good Conduct and WWII Victory Medals as well as his Ranger tab in a small ceremony at the Holly Hill Baptist Church in Burlington, N.C., June 26. The ceremony was conducted by the 81st Regional Support Command and attended by family and friends of the late war hero, who had previously received the Silver and Bronze Stars, American Defense Sevice and Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medals. Here, Mrs. King holds her husband's Ranger tab.
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ceremony
north carolina
purple heart medal
81st regional support command
world war two
military photograph
army reserve photograph
good conduct medal
wwii victory medal
medal award presentation
sgt 1st class joel quebec
81st readiness division
burlington
nc
mrs king holds ranger tab
dvids
baptist church
canada
quebec
Date
26/06/2014
Source
Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
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