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Adam T. Raczhowski, 89, receives the Purple Heart from Secretary of the Army John O. Marsh Jr. nearly 66 years after he was hospitalized following a gas attack on his unit, the 2nd Battalion, 308th Infantry, 77th Division, on August 18, 1918, in the Vesle Sector near Chateau Thierry, France. Raczkowski did not realize the Purple Heart was authorized for gassing as well as flesh wounds. With him are his wife Anna and Representative Nancy L. Johnson, Republican-Connecticut

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Helene C. Stikkel Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Adam T. Raczkowski, an 89-year-old veteran of World War I, is congratulated by Secretary of the Army John O. Marsh Jr. after receiving his Purple Heart Medal nearly 66 years after it was earned. Raczkowski was a private serving in France with 2nd Battalion, 308th Infantry, 77th Division, when he was hospitalized after a German gas attack. Not realizing that injuries sustained in a gas attack qualified him for a Purple Heart, Raczkowski never put in for the medal

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Robert D. Ward Release Status: Released to Public More

Adam T. Raczhowski, 89, wears the Purple Heart he received from Secretary of the Army John O. Marsh Jr. nearly 66 years after he was hospitalized following a gas attack on his unit, the 2nd Battalion, 308th Infantry, 77th Division, on August 18, 1918, in the Vesle Sector near Chateau Thierry, France. Raczkowski did not realize the Purple Heart was authorized for gassing as well as flesh wounds. With him are his wife Anna and Representative Nancy L. Johnson, Republican-Connecticut

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Helene C. Stikkel Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files