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Baldwin Korean War veteran gets Purple Heart after 69 years


By Guy Busby
BAY MINETTE – Almost seven decades after being wounded during the Korean War, veteran Bill Silcox of Robertsdale received his Purple Heart medal Tuesday during a ceremony in the Baldwin County Commission chambers.
Silcox was a private first class in the Army’s 224th Infantry Regiment when he was wounded on March 14, 1952 in Kumsong, North Korea. Silcox said he was wounded twice during the campaign, but believes the medal was for the time he was hit in the leg by shrapnel.
“I was in two different battles at about that time,” he said. “I also got burned, but I believe this was when I was hit in the leg. The main thing I remember is that it was 30 degrees below zero. I didn’t think you could be that cold.” ....

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