Harold “Bud” Pressel stood in front of a full house at the American Legion in Dallastown to receive a Purple Heart – eight decades after he was wounded during World War II. “Never thought ...
David Lyons pinned the Purple Heart onto Harold “Bud” Pressel ... the unit Pressel served with during World War II 80 years ago, shook Pressel’s hand and then, took a step back and sharply ...
including a Purple Heart. According to the DPAA, the remains of nearly 1,700 previously unidentified U.S. soldiers killed in World War II have been identified, but over 70,000 remain unaccounted for.