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WW 2 Medal Presentation

WW 2 Veteran receives KIA younger brother's medals after 78 years

Newtown Resident William Petrone receives Bronze Star, Purple Heart and other WW 2 medals for KIA younger brother Charles Petrone from Brigadier General Ralph Hedenberg while Senator Blumenthal and Newtown State Representative Mitch Bolinsky look on
Newtown Resident William Petrone receives Bronze Star, Purple Heart and other WW 2 medals for KIA younger brother Charles Petrone from Brigadier General Ralph Hedenberg while Senator Blumenthal and Newtown State Representative Mitch Bolinsky look on (Barber)

Private Charles Petrone was Killed in Action in France, 1944. His military medals, including the Bronze Star and Purple Heart, were presented to his older brother, also a WWII Vet, William Petrone who was a sergeant during the war.

Senator Richard Blumenthal presented an American flag which had flown over the Capitol Building in Washington, DC and State Representatives Mitch Bolinsky and Marty Foncello presented William with the Connecticut Wartime Service Medal.

The ceremony was held at the Catholic War Veterans Post 1042 in Danbury. William Petrone is a Newtown resident.

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