McMahon was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, which is given to those who were wounded or had died during service. He died in the Philippines on Jan. 29, 1945 and was buried in Manila. It is ...

A Purple Heart medal found in a Georgia junkyard is returned to a family member of the World War II veteran who earned the honor.

Winnebago County Marine veteran Roy Rogers’ time in the military came to an end with a 15-month hospital stay at the Great Lakes Naval Hospital in Waukegan, IL.

Voorhees, 24, of LaPorte, received the Purple Heart on Friday from Maj. Gen. Courtney P. Carr at a ceremony at the LaPorte National Guard Armory. More than 100 people attended the ceremony.