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Rodriguez, Cleto: Citation

Description: Military biography of Sgt. Cleto Rodriguez, recounting his heroic actions during the Battle for Manila. Rodriguez was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, the Silver Star, two Bronze Medal for Valor, six Purple Hearts and military decorations from Mexico.
Date: 1976?
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library
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[News Clip: World War vet gets belated medal]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Leo K. McLeod, a disabled WWI veteran, receiving the Purple Heart for his service 38 years late.
Date: April 30, 1956
Duration: 52 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Personal Account of the Attacks on Marine Corps Air Station Ewa, 2002]

Description: Personal account of Colonel William C. Dickman of the attacks on the Marine Corps Air Station in Ewa, Hawaii during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He details the events leading up to the attacks, including the formation of Marine Aircraft Group 21, the events during the three attacks, and the aftermath of the attacks and the decorations he and his fellow servicemen have received as recognition.
Date: 2002
Creator: Dickman, William C.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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