Edward Gorski Jr.’s Purple Heart medal was returned by the Illinois treasurer’s office to the World War II veteran’s grandson, Shawn.

In a gesture of gratitude, Scrap Mart flew the family to San Diego for their national convention to return the medal.

He had earned a Purple Heart, a European-African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with two bronze service stars, a combat infantryman badge, and the good conduct and World War II victory medals ...

The treasurer launched a special effort, “Operation Purple Heart,” in late 2021 to raise awareness about unclaimed medals. Medals awarded to WWII veteran Edward Gorski Jr., who died in 1993.

Five Hawaiian men who served in a unit of Japanese-language linguists during World War II were recognized with posthumous Purple Heart medals nearly 80 years after their plane crashed in the final ...

A Purple Heart medal was returned to the family of Army Specialist Kenneth Wiest, who died in Illinois in 1998. In all, 11 Purple Heart medals will be returned to their owners.

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 ...

SAN DIEGO - A California lawmaker has proposed a bill that bans the sale of Purple Heart medals. Vietnam veteran Charles Buckner, who supports the bill, said, "Some guys who have Purple Hearts ...

Purple Heart medal for Private First-Class Robert Lee Lawrence. PUTNAM COUNTY, W.Va.—–Delegate Kathie Hess-Crouse says that efforts are being made to either return the Purple Heart that was ...

The Purple Heart, the oldest American military medal still awarded, honors the brave men and women who have suffered injuries or paid the ultimate sacrifice while serving their country. On ...

Ahead of the Independence Day holiday, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs returned a missing Purple Heart medal to the family of a late Army Air Corps veteran from Park Ridge.

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.