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Infantry Hero Spurrier: Nation's Living War Hero
The article profiles Sgt Junior J Spurrier of Bluefield West Virginia a World War II Medal of Honor recipient and the most decorated Army Ground Force enlisted man. Known as One a Day for his habit of taking German prisoners he earned the Medal of Honor on November 13 1944 at Achain France and earlier the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism on September 18 1944. He later served in the Pacific and returned to civilian life joining the Veterans of Foreign Wars as a counselor while drawing Hollywood interest for a possible film.
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