LI vets get long-awaited medals for Normandy campaign
Quick ReadA small group of World War II veterans and their families came to the American Legion hall in Patchogue to get medals they earned in Normandy in 1944.
Photo credit: Liz Malone | Hugh C. Clarke receives the Jubilee of Liberty Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and Honorable Service Lapel Button with congratulations from Col. William Stratemeier and Congressman Tim Bishop. (Aug. 21, 2010)
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They rebuilt railroads and repaired bridges, moved supplies and serviced the tanks and airplanes vital to the ultimate assaults on Germany.
And together Saturday, a small group of World War II veterans and their families came to the American Legion hall in Patchogue to get medals they earned in Normandy in 1944.
In what could be one of the last such ceremonies of its kind on Long Island,...
