WADSWORTH, OH—Tomorrow, Medina and Wayne County veterans and the local families of deceased veterans will be awarded with several military honors they earned and that U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) helped secure. Brown’s staff worked with the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) and the U.S. Armed Forces to track down, in many cases, long overdue medals.
“Each of these veterans served their country in order to procure our freedoms and spread peace across the world,” Brown said. “They deserve the medals they earned for their bravery, honor, and selflessness when they answered the call to duty. It is because of veterans like them that we are able to enjoy the liberties we have today.”
Brown will be represented at the American Legion Post #170 by Sarah Lowry, his office’s Northeast Ohio Regional Representative. Also honoring the veterans at tomorrow’s ceremony will be Ed Zackery, Director of the Medina County Veterans Service Office.
Brown is the Co-Chair of the Senate Air Force Caucus and is a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. He is the only Ohio Senator to serve a full term on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee and is an original cosponsor of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act, which offers tax credits to employers who hire unemployed veterans and provides job retraining assistance to veterans between 35 and 60 years of age.
Ohio veterans and the family members of deceased veterans may request military records and medals by contacting Senator Brown’s Cleveland office at (216) 522-7272, or by visiting the “Constituent Services” section of Brown’s website at brown.senate.gov.
WHO: Office of U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
Ed Zackery: Director, Medina County Veterans Service Office
Medina and Wayne County Veterans; Local Families of Deceased Veterans
WHAT: Military Award Ceremony and Dinner
WHEN: TOMORROW: Thursday, March 6, 2014
Dinner at 6:00 p.m. EST
*Award Ceremony Immediately Following Dinner
WHERE: The American Legion Post #170
129 Main Street
Wadsworth, Ohio 44281
Below is a complete list of tomorrow’s award recipients:
Recipient |
Branch |
Medal |
Victor Campbell Wadsworth, OH |
United States Navy 1967 - 1979 |
National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal with Silver (3) Bronze Stars Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon with Bronze Star Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon Vietnam Campaign Medal with 1960 Device Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation Gallantry Cross with Palm and Frame Ribbon Bar |
Robert E. Dewey (Deceased) Medals will be presented to his daughter, Debra A. Dewey, of Medina, OH |
United States Air Force 1952 – 1956 |
Good Conduct Medal National Defense Service Medal |
James W. Donaldson Doylestown, OH |
United States Navy 1961 – 1964 United States Naval Reserves 1967 - 1973 |
Good Conduct Medal National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal with 1 Bronze Star Naval Reserve Meritorious Service Medal |
Stanley F. Flak, Jr. Medina, OH |
United States Air Force 1956 – 1960 |
Good Conduct Medal |
Donald J. Hogston Wadsworth, OH |
United States Army 1949 – 1952 |
Army of Occupation Medal with Japan Clasp National Defense Service Medal Korean Service Medal with 1 Silver Service Star United Nations Service Medal |
Harry W. Johnson, Jr. (Deceased) Medals will be presented to his brother, James Johnson of Medina, OH |
United States Army Mr. Johnson died in captivity (POW) in Korea on November 22, 1050. |
POW Medal Presidential Unit Citation National Defense Service Medal Korean Service Medal with Bronze Star Attachment (Single) Combat Infantryman Badge 1st Award United Nations Service Medal |
Merrill E. Pack Spencer, OH |
United States Army 1953 - 1961 |
Good Conduct Medal Army of Occupation Medal with Germany Clasp National Defense Service Medal |
Clayton Pepper (Deceased) Medals will be presented to his daughter, Karen Hering of Medina, OH |
United States Navy 1942 – 1946 |
Good Conduct Medal World War Victory Medal American Campaign Medal European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 1 Bronze Star Combat Action Ribbon Discharge Button Honorable Service Lapel Pin (Ruptured Duck) |
Kriste Simmons Medina, OH |
United States Air Force 2000 – 2002 |
National Defense Service Medal Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Air Force Training Ribbon Supply Basic Badge |
Walter Charles Weber Medals will be presented to his widow, Betty Weber of Medina, OH |
United States Army 1944 – 1946 |
Bronze Star Medal Purple Heart Good Conduct Medal Meritorious Unit Commendation Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with Bronze Star Attachment (Single) and Arrowhead World War II Victory Medal Army of Occupation Medal with Japan Clasp Combat Infantryman Badge 1st Award Philippine Liberation Ribbon Honorable Service Lapel Button WWII |