Published March 10, 2011, 08:26 PM
SIBLEY, Iowa — Andy Mouw received a shrapnel wound in his left leg during World War II, but he never reported it and, thus, he never received the most honorable of medals, the Purple Heart. Mouw said he doesn’t deserve it — it wasn’t like he lost an arm, or a leg … or his life.
WWII vet survives sinking ship
Sibley’s Andy Mouw shares his story of kamikazes attack on U.S.S. Bismarck SeaSIBLEY, Iowa — Andy Mouw received a shrapnel wound in his left leg during World War II, but he never reported it and, thus, he never received the most honorable of medals, the Purple Heart. Mouw said he doesn’t deserve it — it wasn’t like he lost an arm, or a leg … or his life.
By: Julie Buntjer, Worthington Daily Globe
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