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BEHNKE IS TOGAIN TRIBUTEFOR SERVICESU)b*Brillion Veteran To ReceiveorPurple Heart And SilverStar; Was In Actionhetilh(ifp’t he (IKA filation. including ’he I’m pinHeart and Silver Shir. has In■* it awarded to Hermnn Behnke. a B:tl-llon pv service man, hv the war d*part men? at Washington. niBehnke, while serving as a noon ‘!I her of (’oinpaiiv F. 471 h I'nmdStates ini’entrx. was wounded in action on (lie we-tetu fiont inFrance August 7, FHy. SFormal presentat mu of the iha h;Hon will he made to the Brillion Plt; man at an open meeting of the 11Bloedorn post of the American Be t glop to he held at Brillion mxt si Friday night Me i- a rnemher of mthe post \tnoitg tho-f who will he mpresent and speak will he leePromen, Fond du Bae. Sixth district. commander of the Begion, and Asaemblyman Maurice Fi*/«im-mon* of Fond du Bat.At Two Rivet s Herman Hehnke enlisted hi tinservice at Two Rivets St pt 1M 1917 and w;t- sent to Camp (hi-ter and later was transferied to CampGteen. at Charlotte, Noith Caro lina He a »t'i\ ed at Canip Mlt; rt itt. c V .1 . in April Iand at Brest.F* ranee, Ma v lie pH 11 i« i pa* ♦ *1In action? at Thain# mirr. S» t r» Chateau Thierry and andwas wounded liv shrapnel and gass toed August ♦ while taking part m anengagement on the Vcsje met, p, Behnke w a - taken f lt;# flic bn-e In hospital at I »♦ joins, Kiau* »*, and re ih mained there un»i] Angus! :’S v\ h* n he was fransfcned \n Bordeaux. t h France. where he remained until. Ih Oct. 12. when he was again leans- ar ferred to t'ompu ny K, ]|th Infantiv, 2M h di\ ision and remained m usthe fighting sector until the ami *ljstice was signed Nov. 11, l'*lv orHealth Harmed ! hHe setv ed in flu* army of lt;»»•lt; u nilpatina until February “o tutu fn whfn due to poor health ho wa^ sen* to a casualty company A bom n ’May ]fi ho sailed for homo and wasdischarged Mav jo n? lt;\amp (iram ,|?III.ina n( on;At the Bril I ton meeting .lanua2a. f’ommandcr McMahon, rhilmn. ,v chairman of a eommitfee working ?non plans to purchase a state par k on the east shore of Lake Winn# bago which U hnng sponsored l\ Legion posts in this section of th# Mate. will explain the amis of thegroup.
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Manitowoc Herald Times
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, US
Sat, Jan 19, 1935
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