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How many soldiers received the Medal of Honor during World War 2?
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∙ 16y ago
Six are accredited with the award in WW-2. Three other awards were
given to individuals who were born in Iowa but their awards are listed
under other states where they enlisted or to where they had moved.
Five of these nine awards were posthumous.
Actually there are ten: Vernon Baker,Clarinda,Ia.; Francis Pierce, Earlville,Ia.;
Herschel Briles, Colfax; Ralph Neppel, Glidden; Arthur Beyer, Mitchell County;
John Thorson, Armstrong; Darrell Lindsey, Jefferson; Dale Christensen, Audobon
County; Paul Riordan, Charles City; Arlo Olson, Greenville,Ia.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoBaker, Vernon J.
Beyer, Arthur O.
Briles, Herschel F.
Christensen, Dale E.
Lindsey, Darrell R.
Neppel, Ralph G.
Olson, Arlo L.
Pierce, Francis Jr.
Riordan, Paul F.
Thorson, John F.
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