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Specialist Fourth Class Thomas G. Hawkins was “Posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal for outstanding meritorious service in connection with ground operations against a hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam. Receiving the award in behalf of her husband was Mrs. Margaret Haw kins currently residing at 616 South Atlantic St., Dillon. Specialist ‘Hawkins was serving as a combat medic with the 2nd Bn. 12th Infantry When he* was killed in action on November 6 oft last year. _ ~~ he Bronzé Star Medal is ‘the'eighth-ranking. ‘medal:in: order “OE: precedence to ‘the Medal of Honor: Tt was, established’ in 1944 in a recognition cof .and: as: reward for. heroic, extraordinary: “outstanding’. candoméritorious arts, .achieve; meéfits ‘and ‘sérvices. in’ ‘gonniections ‘with: “military: ‘operations ‘against an armed enemy. Specialist ‘Hawkin’s is “survived by his widow, ‘Margaret ‘son, Thomas, and his parents4,Mr and Mrs. Wilihy J ds ‘Hawkins all of Dillon. (Photo by Corene Weatherston) Left to right: Major. Ronald Nelson, holding Thomas Hawkins’ son Thom as, Jr.; Hawkins’ widow, Margaret and Jeffrey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Haw kins.
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Dillon Daily Tribune
Dillon, Montana, US
Fri, Feb 23, 1968
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