Jim Even thought his family had all of his father’s belongings and memorabilia after he died in 2014. His father was organized: a U.S. Army Air Corps Master Sergeant and accountant, he had gotten his affairs in order before his death at the age of 92. But Even had put his Purple Heart medal – a heart-shaped medal given to members of the U.S. armed forces who are wounded or killed in combat – in a safe deposit box that eventually found its way to the Illinois State Treasurer’s Office. In May, the Treasurer’s Office unveiled a website listing Purple […]
Family of Pearl Harbor veteran from Chicago retrieve Purple Heart medal from Illinois Treasurer’s Office
