Coast Guardsman Decorated by Admiral. Wounded on his fifth trip in an invasion barge during the African landing operations, Coast Guardsman George W. Klemchuk, 23, is awarded the Purple Heart by Rear Admiral Robert Donohue, Chief of Coast Guard Personnel. Klemchuk made five trips to the beach, landing men and supplies. He was taking his boat through a hail of machine gun bullets back to his transport when he noticed that some of his shipmates were having difficulty getting their boats off the beach. disregarding his own safety, Klemchuk went back to help them and was hit by shrapnel as he went
Coast Guardsman Decorated by Admiral. Wounded on his fifth trip in an invasion barge during the African landing operations, Coast Guardsman George W. Klemchuk, 23, is awarded the Purple Heart by Rear Admiral Robert Donohue, Chief of Coast Guard Personnel. Klemchuk made five trips to the beach, landing men and supplies. He was taking his boat through a hail of machine gun bullets back to his transport when he noticed that some of his shipmates were having difficulty getting their boats off the beach. disregarding his own safety, Klemchuk went back to help them and was hit by shrapnel as he went to their assistance. Klemchuk, whose home is at 2440 Rosemont Avenue, Chicago, was recently released from a hospital in an eastern port where he had been recuperating from his wounds.
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