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Fame And Fortune Don’t Always Follow Medal Of Honor Winners
Lakeland Florida December 8. Medal of Honor recipients face mixed fortunes after the wars. Many work for the Veterans Administration while some rise to high posts or struggle with illness and debt. The article profiles Harrell Erwin Boyington Kelly Mills Hayden Colalillo Meagher Schauer Pope Kennemore and others, noting careers and personal challenges after earning the nation’s highest award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakeland
Fla
Bill Harrell
Harrell
San Antonio
Texas
Veterans Administration
Eddie Rickenbacker
Jimmy Doolittle
Audie Murphy
Joe Foss
South Dakota
Nathan L. Gordon
Morriston
Ark
Arkansas
Medal of Honor Society
Leon W. Johnson
Air Force
Ploesti
Romania
John D. Bulkely
Pt-Boat Fame
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
David Shoup
Tarawa
Joel T. Boone
Alford Lee McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Henry Erwin
Birmingham
Ala
Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Inc
Iwo Jima
Erwin
Jan
Mike Colalillo
Duluth
Minn
John Meagher
Okinawa
Jersey City
N.J
Henry Schauer
Scobey
Mont
Frank L. Anders
Fargo
N. D
Thomas Pope
Chicago