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1. European-African-Middle East Campaign Medal: The European-African-Middle Eastern
Campaign Medal is a military award of the United States Armed Forces which was first created

on November 6, 1942, by Executive Order 9265 [1][2] issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The medal was intended to recognize those military service members who had performed military
duty in the European Theater (to include North Africa and the Middle East) during the years of the
Second World War. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European-African-
Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal
2. The Honorable Service Lapel Button sometimes called the Honorable Service Lapel Pin was
awarded to United States military service members who were discharged under honorable
conditions during World War II. The award is sometimes colloquially called the Ruptured Duck.
Sculptor Anthony de Francisci designed the award. The Department of Defense awarded the
button between September 1939 and December 1946 and it was made of gilt brass, except
during metal shortages during which it was made of gilt plastic. Service members who received
the plastic version were later allowed to trade it in for the brass version. The award served
several purposes. It served as proof that the wearer was an honorably discharged veteran
returning from duty. Unofficially, it was also used as an identifier to railroad, bus, and other
transportation companies who offered free or subsidized transportation to returning veterans.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honorable_Service_Lapel_Button
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3. National Prisoner of War Museum Opened in 1998, the National Prisoner of War Museum tells
the story of prisoners of war throughout American History.
http://www.nps.gov/ande/planyourvisit/natl_pow_museum.htm
4. Tousey (Grayson): tow/see (Falls of Rough). This rural settlement with extinct post office at the
head of Spring Fork of Rough River, on Kentucky 878 and 13 miles west of Leitchfield, once
supported a store and a water powered mill owned by a Mr. Tousey for whom it was named. The
post office was established by James D. Wilson, on November 18, 1880.
http://books.google.com/books=Tousey
5. During the Second World War, you couldn't just walk into a shop and buy as much sugar or butter
or meat as you wanted, nor could you fill up your car with gasoline whenever you liked. All these
things were rationed, which meant you were only allowed to buy a small amount (even if you
could afford more). The government introduced rationing because certain things were in short
supply during the war, and rationing was the only way to make sure everyone got their fair share.
http://www.ameshistory.org/exhibits/events/rationing.htm
6. The Battle of the Bulge (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945) was a major German offensive
campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France
and Luxembourg on the Western Front toward the end of World War II in Europe. The surprise
attack caught the Allied forces completely off guard and became the costliest battle in terms of
casualties for the United States, whose forces bore the brunt of the attack. It also severely
depleted Germany's war-making resources. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bulge
7. 143rd Infantry Regiment: MOTTO: "Arms secure peace" "secure", as in "making something safe
and secure". Vosges and Germany, 1944-45: After the liberation of Lyon on 2 September, 1944,
the regiment began the Vosges campaign near the German border. They fought a terrible battle
near Weyerscheim with the Germans in January, 1945, with the 2d Battalion taking the brunt of
the attack. The last great battle of the war for the regiment was the effort to breach the Seigfried
Line and reach the Rhine River, missions which were accomplished. With the rest of the 36th
Division, they were turned southeast in the Danube Plain, following the 10th Armored Division,
with the 141st capturing Bad Toelz 1 May, 1945. The 143rd Infantry suffered 9000 casualties,
captured 75,000 German Army prisoners, 5 Congressional Medals of Honor were presented to
members of the unit and five Presidential Unit Citations were awarded for units of the Regiment.
386 days in combat.
http://www.texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org/36division/archives/143rd/143rdlin.htm