1943, SGT. HAROLD EKLOF, PURPLE HEART AWARDED POSTHUMOUSLY TO POST WAAC, CROTON-ON-HUDSON

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With a more normal Memorial Day around the corner, this  1943 article from The Benning Bayonet seemed particularly appropriate.  It details the Purple Heart medal that  Croton's Harold Eklof received posthumously--and which was awarded to his wife, Elsie Fechner Eklof.

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