A 92-year-old North Carolina man has finally received the Purple Heart he earned more than 70 years ago while fighting in Belgium during World War II.
(FOX)- The Fayetteville Observer reports (http://bit.ly/2o6jJiD) Oscar Davis Jr. received the Purple Heart on Saturday.
Davis was a private assigned as a radio telephone operator when he was knocked down by a large piece of shrapnel during the Battle of the Bulge.
The radio on his back protected him, but the German artillery barrage knocked down a tree that fell on Davis, injuring his spine.
Davis was told long ago been told he would receive the honor. But the award paperwork was never signed.
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Information from: The Fayetteville Observer, http://www.fayobserver.com