My dad had a Bronze Star. He never spoke of it and a Purple Heart. He got the Purple Heart because a German shell brought down a building he was in. That one he laughed off. My mom pre-deceased him but he never spoke of the Bronze Star anyway.
After he died we were going through his stuff and I found the box with the Bronze Star. Underneath was a copy of the citation signed by his captain. It detailed that the award was for gallantry under fire in that he left his position to assist a wounded comrade back to American lines.
It was then that I understood why he never told her about it. If she knew he had risked his life like that she would have killed him for the Krauts.
After he died we were going through his stuff and I found the box with the Bronze Star. Underneath was a copy of the citation signed by his captain. It detailed that the award was for gallantry under fire in that he left his position to assist a wounded comrade back to American lines.
It was then that I understood why he never told her about it. If she knew he had risked his life like that she would have killed him for the Krauts.
