Lost Purple Heart Of WWII Veteran Reunites With Family In Lake Dallas

On Nov. 17, 2024, at 11 a.m., Purple Hearts Reunited , in partnership with Lake Dallas Mayor Andi Nolan and VFW Post 10460, will honor the memory of WWII veteran Private John Douglas Crapser by reuniting his lost Purple Heart and service medals with his family. The public event will be held at VFW Post 10460, 501 Thompson Drive, Lake Dallas. Private Crapser, born on April 18, 1915, in Grand Blanc, Michigan, served in the 102nd Infantry “Ozark” Division during WWII. Enlisting in 1944, he saw combat along the Rhine in Germany, where he sustained serious injuries on April…

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