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    US Purple Heart Medal


    Herman

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    Hello,

    I recently acquired a Purple Heart issued under a 1938 contract by Metal Art. It has a bent slot brooch..

    It is numbered 69820 and named to Willie L Royse.

    He was probably wounded in WW1 and issued a PH in the late thirties.

    Can anybody give me more info on this soldier.

    I shall try to upload some pictures.

    Regards and thanks

    Herman

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    I found this on the USMILITARIAFORUM http://www.usmilitar...hp/t129092.html WWI Draft Registration:

    Name: Willie Leonard Royse

    County: Washington

    State: Indiana

    Birthplace: Indiana;United States of America

    Birth Date: 3 Sep 1891

    Race: Caucasian (White)

    FHL Roll Number: 1653172

    DraftBoard: 0

    SSN Death Index:

    Name: Willie Royse

    SSN: 314-26-1969

    Last Residence: Indiana

    Born: 3 Sep 1891

    Died: May 1963

    State (Year) SSN issued: Indiana (Before 1951)

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    I received the AGO card through Red Bird research today. Great job of Lori Miller.

    Willie Royce was in K coy, 120th Infantry, 30th Division.

    He fought in France and was wounded on September 29, 1918. That day they breached the German Hindenburg line near Bellicourt.

    He received his PH on July 6th, 1940.

    Mystery solved.

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