Military
This memorial honors Lt. Col. Paul Karl, a Vietnam prisoner of war for 2795 days who was highly decorated and returned with honor; William Clark, a PFC in the US Marine Corps who was killed on Saipan on July 10, 1944, and received the Purple Heart; Howard J. Zimmerman, a PFC in the US Army who died in Paris, France, on 11-10-45; Gordan D. Thornton, an S SGT in the Army Air Corp, born 6-18-22 and killed in action on 2-22-44, who received citation honor and the Purple Heart; James R. Howe, an M SAGT in the US Army who served in World War II and Korea and lived from Nov 9 1918 to Dec 5 1950, receiving the Bronze Star and Purple Heart; and Keith H Mantz, an SPC in the US Navy who went missing on 7-30-45 aboard USS Indianapolis and was lost at sea, receiving the Purple Heart.
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