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Man finally receives Purple Heart decades after WWI wound
Clive Knight of Omaha Texas earned the Purple Heart for a Sept. 26 1918 shrapnel wound near the Meuse Argonne during World War I while serving with the 7th Infantry Company G 2nd Battalion. The medal arrived by mail March 17 this year after a 51 year delay. Knight, 75 in September, recalls the field hospital and 10 mile trip back to his unit. The tale echoes a Mt Pleasant Texas case of late receipt. Knight later worked as a carpenter and oil field supervisor.
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