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>> i left it on the bed in my room and when i went back there that was the first thing i looked for and it was gone. >> the military gave jackson replacements but the original went missing for 42 years until 1987 when jackson got a call that the metal was on display at a tv repair shop in chester, south carolina. the shops owner told me he bought the medal at a gun show in charlotte, north carolina for $300 and agreed to give it back to jackson. what he got back in the mail was not his real meda...

Facing charges stemming from the incident. massachusetts police say they believe the man may have been speeding. >> heres an unfortunate story. a marine who risked his life during world war ii is hoping to get his medal of honor back. art jackson was awarded the medal by president truman back in 1944. sadly, he only had it for a few weeks before it was stolen from the waldorf astoria hotel. >> i left it in its box on the bed in the room. i knew when i went back there, that was the first thing i ...

♪ ♪ >> john: finally as we head toward independence day, a story about one american hero that helped keep our independence possible. his name is art jackson and he received a medal of honor for the pacific island n of pelalu in world war ii. >> storming the beaches, jackson seventh marines unit was pinned down by murderous japanese fire. he stormed bunkers single handily taking out 12 of them. according to citations he contributed to the complete annihilation of the enemy. president truman p...

The hotel. when he returned it was gone. 42 years later, in 1987, jackson got a call that his medal was on display a tv repair shop. owner said he bought it for $300 at a gun show in charlotte. he agreed to send the metal back but what he sent back wasnt his medal of honor. it was fake. for the next 25 years, f.b.i. agents shot he had kept the real medal for himself and give jackson a fact simply. after we started looking into it new evidence came to lighted that shockingly may have never posses...

♪ ♪ >> john: finally as we head toward independence day, a story about one american hero that helped keep our independence possible. his name is art jackson and he received a medal of honor for the pacific island n of pelalu in world war ii. >> storming the beaches, jackson seventh marines unit was pinned down by murderous japanese fire. he stormed bunkers single handily taking out 12 of them. according to citations he contributed to the complete annihilation of the enemy. president truman p...

The hotel. when he returned it was gone. 42 years later, in 1987, jackson got a call that his medal was on display a tv repair shop. owner said he bought it for $300 at a gun show in charlotte. he agreed to send the metal back but what he sent back wasnt his medal of honor. it was fake. for the next 25 years, f.b.i. agents shot he had kept the real medal for himself and give jackson a fact simply. after we started looking into it new evidence came to lighted that shockingly may have never posses...

♪ ♪ >> john: finally as we finally as we head toward independence day, a story about an american hero that helped keep our independence possible. his name is art jackson. he received the medal of honor for con speck with us gallon and tree in world war ii. >> reporter: storming the beaches, jacksons unit was pinned down by murderous japanese fire. taking the initiative, he stormed a bunker, single handedly taking out 12 of them, killing 50 enemy soldiers. he completed to the complete annih...

Statute of limitations of theft or selling or buying a medal of honor has long since run out. jackson has replacement medals but the f.b.i. would like to return to him the genuine article. what he received from a president 67 years ago. congressional medal of honor society has agreed to receive the medal anonymously if necessary and get it back to art. 40 patriots road, mount pleasant south carolina, 29464. >> he is now 88 years old, one of ten world war ii survivors of medal of honor. its prese...

Jenna: this is quite a story, a war hero, a missing metal of honor, and the new effort to find it. marine veteran art jackson received the medal from president truman for bravery during a bloody world war ii battle in the pacific. the metal was stolen. the man claims he had the metal and returned it to jackson. it turns out it is a fake. at 88 years of age jackson wants to see his medal one time more before he dies. >> this is one of the stories where you really hope that someone does the right ...

One ive ever had in my hand and thats the one i sent him back. >> after new evidence that fox news has uncovered the fbi now believes that shockley may have not ever had in his possession the real medal of honor. the one he bought was fake and jacksons immediate ag medal is out there somewhere. >> the fbi says the statute of limitations has expired. ththeir only interest now is to get the medal back. lets hope that someone out there, because we do believe the medal is still out there has the hea...