Sylvester Antolak: A Humble Ohio Farm Boy Turned Legendary WWII Hero
Sylvester Antolak showed extreme valor by saving his men from getting trapped in an open field at Cisterna on August 24, 1944.
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Historically Yours: Belated Medals of Honor given
Elizabeth Davis Special to Boonville Daily News On Jan. 13, 1997, President Bill Clinton had the honor of presenting seven Medals of Honor, six posthumously, to African American heroes of World War II. During World War II, 433 men were awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military decoration for valor in combat. None of them were African American. In 1993, the US Army commissioned an investigation into racial discrimination in the awarding of medals. It was recommended that ten black World War II veterans be awarded the Medal of Honor. Seven of them were approved, including one...
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