102-year-old WWII veteran of 'Black Thursday' raid receives Purple Heart 80 years late
Malcolm Champagne, 102, a survivor of the “Black Thursday” raid — one of the costliest American missions of World War II — has belatedly received medals that he earned 80 years ago jumping from his burning B-17 bomber and being taken prisoner by German forces for the rest of the war.
Volgogradskaya Oblast United Kingdom United States Fatima Safi Bronze Service Star American Museum Of The Mighty Eighth Air
Source: stripes.com