Hometown Heroes:
Lt. Garlin Murl
Conner
Garlin Murl Conner (2 June 1919 – 5 November 1998) was a
United States Army technical sergeant and first lieutenant in
the Second World War. He was awarded the Distinguished
Service Cross, four Silver Stars, and the French Croix de guerre
for his heroic actions in Italy and France during the war.
During his campaigns, he was wounded three times. An attempt
to upgrade Conner’s Distinguished Service Cross to the
Medal of Honor, the United States military’s highest decoration
for valor, took 22 years. On 29 March 2018, the White House
announced President Trump would award the Medal of Honor
to Garlin Murl Conner in a ceremony at the White House. On
26 June 2018, the president presented the medal to Pauline
Conner, his widow, in a ceremony in the East Room.
PFC Joe Stanton
Elmore
PFC Joe Stanton Elmore of Albany was a member of Company
A, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division.
He was listed as Missing in Action during the Korean War, while
fighting the enemy during a battle on December 2, 1950 along
the Chosin Reservoir on the Eastern Shore of North Korea. His
remains were not immediately identified and was officially
presumed dead on December 31, 1953. In 2018, 68 years
later, through advanced DNA science, PFC Elmore’s remains
were positively identified. He was brought back home with a
homecoming parade in August of 2018.
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