Medal of Honor recipient from Bluefield
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Junior J. Spurrier's Medal of Honor | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans
After a difficult adjustment to the discipline of Army life, James I. Spurrier Jr. deployed to the South Pacific as an infantry soldier. Returning to combat duty after being wounded in New Guinea, he joined the 35th Infantry Division, landing in Normandy on D+1. Excellent in combat, his lack of...
Audie Murphy was experiencing ptsd when he died in a plane crash near Roanoke.Junior J. Spurrier's Medal of Honor | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans
After a difficult adjustment to the discipline of Army life, James I. Spurrier Jr. deployed to the South Pacific as an infantry soldier. Returning to combat duty after being wounded in New Guinea, he joined the 35th Infantry Division, landing in Normandy on D+1. Excellent in combat, his lack of...www.nationalww2museum.org
