Sixty-seven years ago today and a long way from home . . . LINDSTROM, FLOYD K. Citation For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at risk of life above and beyond the call of duty. On 11 November 1943, this soldier’s platoon was furnishing machinegun support for a rifle company attacking a hill near Mignano, Italy, when [...]
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