Who would have ever dreamed such a thing was even possible when those sailors and soldiers were buried?
My next-door neighbor when I was a kid was married to one of my mother's cousins,and he was awarded a Silver Star as a Seaman E-3 for manning a 50 cal on one of the battle ships under attack by Zeros,and shooting several of them down.
E-3's getting Silver Stars is about as rare as hen's teeth.
The only reason I know about this is his oldest son was around the same age as me,and would invite me into their house to play. One day he invited me back into his parents bedroom,where the citation was framed and mounted on the wall. Up until then,I didn't even know he was in WW-2.
