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    Son of late World War II veteran receives father's Purple Heart Medal

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    Ahead of Independence Day, the son of a late World War II veteran accepted a lost Purple Heart medal on his behalf.

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    Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs returned the medal as part of a mission called "Operation Purple Heart."

    Jerome "Jerry" Even, survived the attack on Pearl Harbor. On Monday, his son accepted his Puprle Heart Medal.

    The medal had been abandoned in a bank safe deposit box and turned over to the state's unclaimed property division.

    10 more Purple Heart medals need to be returned to their owners.

    READ ALSO | 'Operation Purple Hearts' returns lost medals to rightful owners

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