A 99-year old veteran has been awarded France's highest military distinction in recognition of his service during World War Two ... will receive his medal at a ceremony at Framlingham College.

Jack Dougherty, a World War II veteran who lived in Lakewood ... them in combat and instead “used his connections to stay in France.” Years later, while attending the University of Maine ...

The post has maintained Pyle’s memorial and hosted the annual ceremony since 1952. “Many of those World War II veterans are no ... and reported from Italy and France in 1944, the year he ...