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Lt. Richard Wilhelm I Is Awarded BronzeI| Star Posthumously!Mrs. Peggy Wilhelm, 1006 South i Thompson Street. Monday received trom Captain John li. Miller, representing the War Department. | the Bronze Star Medal posthumously awarded to her husband,s 1st Lt. Richard F. Wilhelm for distinguished military service in July. 1944. Lt. Wilhelm died ofi wounds received in action.The citation says: “For distin-jguishing himselt by heroic ach-; ievement in connection with mili- tary operations against an enemy oi the United States on 10 July, j 1944. at Sainteny, France. Whilp | Lt. Wilhelm was attempting to i maneuver into a more iavorable j position in order to adjust accurate lire on enemy installations, he! was hit and seriously wounded byj direct enemy lire. Lt. Wilhelm'sj outstanding courage and demonstrated bravery in the face oi thestubborn enemy merit the highest ! praise and uphold the finest artdi* jtions of the military service.The French decoration, Croi; de Guerre, with silver e-tar, wasalso recently awarded to Lt Wilhelm posthumously.
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Carbondale Free Press
Carbondale, Illinois, US
Thu, Oct 18, 1945
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