1st. Lt. Lloyd L. Polette, as was true with all men who fell on the battlefield, was awarded the Purple Heart for his fatal wound.

   The document shown here was sent to Lt. Polette's widow, Eleanor. and contains messages from not only the Secretary of War but also the President of the United States.

IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF
FIRST LIEUTENANT LLOYD L. POLETTE, JR., A.S. NO.O-1309822

WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY
IN THE EUROPEAN AREA, JANUARY 22, 19445

HE STANDS IN THE UNBROKEN LINE OF PATRIOTS WHO HAVE DARED
TO DIE THAT FREEDOM MIGHT LIVE, AND GROW, AND INCREASE
ITS BLESSINGS.
FREEDOM LIVES AND THROUGH IT HE LIVES*
IN A WAY THAT HUMBLES THE UNDERSTANDING OF MOT MEN.

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

 

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TO ALL WHO SHALL SEE THESE PRESENTS, GREETING
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY VESTED IN HIM BY CONGRESS
HAS AWARDED THE  PURPLE HEART
ESTABLISHED BY GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON
AT NEWBURGH, NEW YORK, AUGUST 7, 1782 TO
FIRST LIEUTENANT LLOYD L. POLETTE, JR.,
ASN. NO.O-1309822
  FOR MILITARY MERIT  AND WOUNDS RECEIVED
                     IN ACTION
RESULTING IN HIS DEATH JANUARY 22, 1945
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND IN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON
THIS 10TH DAY OF APRIL 1945

Henry  O. Stinson
Secretary of War