Illinois State Treasurer Frerichs Returns Purple Heart To Will County Family of WWII Veteran
November 07, 2023
November 07, 2023
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Nov. 7 -- Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2023:
Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced today that he has returned a Purple Heart awarded to a late Will County Marine to his only daughter, the 10th medal he has returned as part of an unprecedented mission to reunite Purple Heart medals and their rightful owners.
Marine Corps Private First-Class Charles John Alexander was an infantryman w . . .
Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced today that he has returned a Purple Heart awarded to a late Will County Marine to his only daughter, the 10th medal he has returned as part of an unprecedented mission to reunite Purple Heart medals and their rightful owners.
Marine Corps Private First-Class Charles John Alexander was an infantryman w . . .