It means a lot to my heart,” Jerry Moore said of receiving his late brother’s Purple Heart medal from World War II. “I don’t ...

In a heartfelt ceremony at the World War II Memorial in Decatur, Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs returned a lost Purple ...

A long-lost Purple Heart medal earned by a KC native is now in safe hands. Olivia Acree shares the story of how it was ...

Illinois State Treasurer returns a WWII veteran's lost Purple Heart to his family in a ceremony, marking the 15th such return ...

Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs reunited the family of late World War II veteran John L. Moore with his Purple Heart medal during a Tuesday ceremony.

The return of John L. Moore's Purple Heart was presented Wednesday morning at the World War II Memorial in front of the ...

The medal belonged to Army Private John L. Moore, a D-Day survivor who earned the Purple Heart after being wounded during ...

UPDATED: June 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM CDT On Thursday, Edward Gorski Jr.’s Purple Heart medal was returned by the Illinois treasurer’s office to the World War II veteran’s grandson Shawn.

The Purple Heart was kept in the weathered Air Medal box in which it was discovered. “You can tell it’s got some mileage,” Post 7816 member Rick Hanley said after viewing the box.

This is the 14th Purple Heart medal that Frerichs has returned to a veteran or surviving family. As state treasurer, he explained his office collects unclaimed property — usually money, but also ...