and so using a combination of bazookas and anti-tank grenades, frank crippled four of those before rescuing five americans who had been pinned down by fire. so if you don't count his silver star and three purple hearts, frank was then awarded the medal of honor seven months later in the field in france. those of you who knew an old man name frank currey, tall, hard of hearing, rather stooped, curly, white hair, he was that francis s.currey who, on one day in 1944, was the very best of us americans. frank's death was confirmed to us by drew kicks, head of the medal of honor society, happens to be a medal of honor recipient himself from the vietnam war. our friend, frank currey's death, leaves 70 medal of honor living recipients and of that, only two men remain from the second world war. with that, that is our broadcast