Purple Heart returned to World War II hero's family in Decatur, Illinois
U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Delbert G. Tuttle earned the Purple Heart and the Silver Star for wounds he suffered in the Battle of Saipan.
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Tuttle, then 24, showed such extraordinary grit during the bloody battle — one that proved critical to the Allied victory in the Pacific — that it earned him a Silver Star as well as a Purple Heart, which is awarded to those injured or killed in combat.
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Purple Heart returned to daughter of WWII veteran in Decatur
A Purple Heart medal that belonged to a World War II Marine has been returned to the veteran’s daughter. Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs said he returned U.S. Marine Corps Private First-Class Delbert Tuttle’s medal to Carolyn Peckham.
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