Rep. Kelly Presents Military Medals to the Family of Late World War II Soldier Walter Gann
May 22, 2021
May 22, 2021
BOONEVILLE, Mississippi, May 22 -- Rep. Trent Kelly, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release:
U.S. Representative Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) presented military medals to the family of World War II Veteran Walter Gann. In 1941, the 18-year-old Calhoun City resident, was inducted into the U.S. Army Air Forces. Five months later, Mr. Gann and his comrades, charged with protecting the Bataan Peninsula, were fiercely attacked by the Imperial Japanese Army. After months of battle, wit . . .
U.S. Representative Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) presented military medals to the family of World War II Veteran Walter Gann. In 1941, the 18-year-old Calhoun City resident, was inducted into the U.S. Army Air Forces. Five months later, Mr. Gann and his comrades, charged with protecting the Bataan Peninsula, were fiercely attacked by the Imperial Japanese Army. After months of battle, wit . . .