Post-WWII Records for USA #records
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YaleZuss@...
My father's first cousin, Raymond Zussman, was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his role in capturing a French town during WWII. (See https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/raymond-zussman ) He was a tank commander with the US Army and was killed in action, by friendly fire, a few days after his act of heroism.
This proved to be of great value many years later when I had business to conduct in the Pentagon. My Army handler led me on what appeared to be a wild goose chase through the vast building until we came to the display case where the names of the recipients are posted. I knew what I was looking for, found it quickly, and pointed it out to my handler. He asked me to wait while he made a phone call. That was the end of the BS from the Army; thereafter, they were very accommodating.
Yale Zussman
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