Late WWII POW Honored in Ark. for Hiding Documents on Prisoners, Atrocitie

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rest of headline: Atrocities From Nazis


BENTON, Ark. (AP) - For more than two years as a prisoner of war in Germany, Ewell Ross McCright secretly recorded and saved a precious piece of history - information that would help expose Nazi atrocities and connect veterans and their families with the past.

The World War II bombardier filled four ledgers with the backgrounds and war injuries of 2,194 soldiers. He hid the records under floorboards in one POW camp and secretly carried them with him in place of food on a forced 34-mile march to another camp.

On Friday, nearly 60 years after McCright was freed and 14 years after his death, his family received the Legion of Merit medal in honor of the risky but valuable work he performed.

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[DustMolecule]

1. Really amazing story of courage and heroism

and what good can come from just one person's daring to care.

Thank goodness for men like Mr. McCright.

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Btw, Interesting little bit of military trivia in that article too:

The small ceremony marked the first time the Legion of Merit was awarded to a soldier for actions taken as a prisoner of war