Casey County KyArchives News.....AWARDED ORDER OF PURPLE HEART August 23 1944 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/kyfiles.html ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: nancy ellett http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00011.html#0002501 September 2, 2004, 10:44 pm THE CASEY COUNTY NEWS,1944 Mrs Bessie Peavey,R-3, Liberty, is in reciept of the following letter from Major General Innis P. Swift, Commanding General First Calvary Division, U.S. Army:" Recently it was my privilige to award your son, PFC. Estill L. Peavey, Troop G, 7th Calvary, the Order of the Purple Heart for wounds sustained in action against the enemy and for his performance in our conquest of the Admiralty Islands. While congratulating myself for having him serve in my command, permit me to congratulate you on having such a spendid soldier for a son." File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ky/casey/newspapers/gnw30awardedo.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/