Joseph J. Drake, a 100-year-old Hawley native and one of only five surviving WWII Army Rangers, was honored on June 25 in Washington, DC, with the Congressional Gold Medal for distinguished Army ...
Debra Willett, granddaughter of "Harlem Hellfighters" Sgt. Leander Willett, holds the Congressional Gold Medal award for the unit's service during World War I at a Wednesday afternoon ceremony in ...
HARLEM, Manhattan (WABC) -- They spent more time in combat during World War I than any other American unit, but the Harlem Hellfighters returned home to face continued discrimination from their own ...