WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news:

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Medal of Honor Monday: Army 2nd Lt. Walter D. Ehlers

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Army 2nd Lt. Walter D. Ehlers served in Europe and North Africa as an infantryman during World War II.

He was born, May 7, 1921, on a farm in Junction City, Kansas, to John and Marie Ehlers. He married Dorothy Decker in 1955. They had three children and many grandchildren.

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