Purple Heart recipients' interviews, circa 1999.

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Purple Heart recipients' interviews, circa 1999.

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The collection consists of seventeen video tapes of interviews of North East Georgia Chapter 513 of the Military Order of the Purple Heart members relating their war experiences and how they received their purple heart[s]. The conflicts in which they participated included World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Persian Gulf war. Among the seventeen interviewed were Richard J. Olsen, Hugh A. Brown, Leo S. Jensen, and W.C. Moncus.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7560711

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Brown, Hugh A. (Hugh Alexander)

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Hugh A. Brown was wounded three times, 23 September and 20 October 1950 and 6 February 1951. From the description of Hugh A. Brown papers, undated. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 70667626 Hugh A. Brown was a Presbyterian missionary who graduated from Brown University in 1840 and also attended Jefferson College. He received a degree of Doctor of Divinity from Harvard College Seminary in 1889. From the description of Account book, 1845 March-184...

Moncus, William C.

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Olsen, Richard J., Purple Heart recipient

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Jensen, Leo Stanley, 1925-

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Leo Stanley Jensen was a professor of Poultry Science at the University of Georgia. He also wrote a book entitled, Dear folks: personal letters and memoirs of an American foot soldier in the Second World War. From the description of Oh Amerika, 2000. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 437024672 ...

Military Order of the Purple Heart

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"The Purple Heart, per regulation is awarded in the name of the President of the United States to any member of the Armed Forces of the United States who, while serving under competent authority in any capacity with one of the U.S. Armed Services after April 5, 1917 has been wounded, killed, or has died after being wounded." -- "History." National Purple Heart Hall of Honor. http://www.thepurpleheart.com/history/ (Retrieved October 1, 2009) Richard J. Olsen, Commander of...