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Sgt. William Shemin was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor nearly 100 years after his heroic actions during WWI. (Congressional Medal of Honor Society) War brings out the best and worst in ...
His medal group consists of a Distinguished Service Cross; 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals; 1939-45 Star; France & Germany Star; Defence and War Medals; France, Croix de Guerre.
He would go on to receive the Purple Heart, the Silver Star Medal, the Victory Medal and French ... noting that the process is particularly grueling. "It takes us about six to nine months to ...