A spelling error led to WWII veteran Arnold “Buck” Zahratka, 96, earning one of the most famous military decorations in the world 78 years after the fact.
Arnold J. “Buck” Zahratka’s war medals and wedding pictures are displayed throughout his Montgomery, Minn., apartment. On Wednesday, the 96-year-old World War II vet will be honored by the French government as a member of its National Order of the Legion of Honor.