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USPS To Issue World War II Medal of Honor Stamps On Veterans Day

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Living Recipients Depicted on Stamp Sheet

From USPS
First-Day-of-Issue dedication ceremony for the World War II Medal of Honor Forever stamps will be held on
Veterans Day, Mon., Nov. 11, 2013 at 9 a.m in Washington, DCMore than 16 million Americans served in the armed forces during World War II; 464 were singled out to receive the Medal of Honor. Of that, nearly half died as a result of their heroic actions to receive the honor posthumously. Only nine are alive today. The Postal Service is issuing the stamps depicting the Medals of Honor and including photographs of the living recipients on the stamp sheet as an appropriate way to recognize the living while still paying respect to all 464 recipients whose names are included in the Medal of Honor World War II Forever stamp prestige folio.

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Only 9 are alive today

Pictured (clockwise from top left) are Charles H. Coolidge of Chattanooga, TN (video); Francis S. Currey of Selkirk, NY; Walter D. Ehlers of Buena Park, CA (video); John D. Hawk of Bremerton, WA (video); Daniel K. Inouye of Honolulu, HI; Robert D. Maxwell of Bend, OR (video); Vernon McGarity of Memphis, TN; Nicholas Oresko of Creskill, NJ (video); Wilburn K. Ross of Dupont, WA; and George T. Sakato of Denver, CO (video), all of whom served with the U.S. Army. Arthur J. Jackson of Boise, ID (video); and Hershel W. Williams of Ona, WV (video); served with the U.S. Marine Corps.

People attending the ceremony:

  • Master Sergeant Wilburn Ross, Army, World War II Medal of Honor recipient
  • Private George Sakato, Army, World War II Medal of Honor recipient and retired Postal Service employee
  • Irene Hirano Inouye, widow of Senator Daniel K. Inouye, Second Lieutenant, Army, World War II Medal of Honor Recipient
  • Colonel Harvey “Barney” Barnum, Marine Corps (Retired), Medal of Honor Recipient, Vietnam War and Past President of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society
  • Lieutenant General Claude Mick Kicklighter, U.S. Army Retired, Chairman, Friends of the National World War II Memorial
  • The Honorable Martin O’Malley, Governor of the State of Maryland
  • Robert Vogel, Superintendent, National Mall and Memorial Parks, National Park Service
  • Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe

Sadly, Senator Daniel K. Inouye and Vernon McGarity died before the stamps could be issued, as did Nicholas Oresko, who died after the stamps were printed. Their photographs are still included, as they remain among the last representatives of a remarkable group whose courage and devotion we honor with this issuanc

2 thoughts on “USPS To Issue World War II Medal of Honor Stamps On Veterans Day”

  1. I am very glad that the US Postal Service issue a stamp saluting the WWII CMOH honorees. They deserved to be recognized. Soon they all be gone.

  2. Love the stamp idea! The best thing the postal service can do for our troops and the families of the us postal service is send their managers and supervisors who will be coming in contact with our troop to counciling so they won’t be yell or told to yell at employees to get them to work my their MDOs as they do in Anaheim, California Plant. These troop may be dealing with PRSD or other issues and to be yell at is nothing but a form of billeting. This is not safe or good for any work place.
    Thanks for the stamp but passion is golden in life.

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