Two Illinois Soldiers
Receive Purple Hearts
FT. BRAGG, N.C. (AP)- -
Two Illinois members of the 82nd Airborne Division, Privates James ·S. Long of Utica and David M. Soneck of
Pocahontas, have been awarded purple heart citations for their part
in the Dominican Republic revolt. Long and Soneck were among 16 paratroopers decorated at the Womack Army Hospital at Ft. Bragg. All were injured
as the
Anny moved into Santo Domingo.
[Register-Republic, Rockford, IL, 12 May 1965, pg 441 |