Ernest C. Boren gets his Purple Heart back
Our friends at Purple Hearts Reunited were able to return to Ernest C. Boren his Purple Heart medal. Usually PHR is only able to return the medals to the awardees’ survivors, but in this instance, thankfully, the 91-year-old Mr. Boren, personally received the medal from PHR.
Private First Class (PFC) Ernest C. Boren was born in 1924 in Idaho. On 20 January 1943, he enlisted in Sacramento, CA and joined the United States Army. He would later serve with Company A, 1st Battalion, 323rd Infantry Regiment, 81st Infantry Division, known as the “Wildcats,” as a Medic. During operations at Peleliu Islands 17 October 1944, he was wounded in action. His actions at Peleliu also earned him the Bronze Star with Valor. His citation reads: “while on a combat patrol, the company of which Boren was an aid man, was ambushed and suffered many casualties. Without hesitation and without regard for his personal safety he advanced to administer first aid under covering fire of elements of the company and in the face of the enemy fire. The soldierly virtues shown by Boren were an inspiration to those who witnessed his act of self-sacrifice and bravery.”
The story continues that Mr. Boren had lost his medals years ago and had given up hope of ever seeing them again.
Thanks to PHR for providing such a valuable service for our veterans and their families.
Category: Veterans in the news
The Army will award the Purple Heart Medal to the families of the two young soldiers gunned down by a wanna-be terrorist outside the Little Rock Recruiting Station several years ago. One was killed, the other wounded. The ceremony will be at 1000 in the State Capitol Rotunda on Wednesday. It took an Act of Congress, as did the Fort Hood awards.
This is so cool!
This is really cool stuff, the kind of job that pays off with something rewarding every day.
Wow, just wow. Bet they were very happy to return one to the proper individual for a change. Wonderful.
Yes, they do great work, and I hope it continues for many years to come.
It would be interesting to read the backstory of how the medal was lost, and then refound.
Its great to the Warrior het his medals back.
Its also good to see the Soldiers who served on ther ground in the Pacific get some press. The Army had more Men in the Pacific and Divisions than the Marines and suffered more casualties.
The Marines got a bit more of the Spotlight because the used the same divisions over and over
I am proud to call him Grandpa.
Xoxo