101 Year-old Veteran Receives WWII Medals

101-year-old veteran receives WWII medals 
The Blade
BY TAYLOR DUNGJEN
BLADE STAFF WRITER
7/3/2015

Miss Kaptur said the medal presentation was “to pay tribute to a veteran whose memories and whose service have given us the liberty that we commemorate this July Fourth.”

In war, there's little time to think about fear or to worry about what might happen.

There's time to act.

On Jan. 6, 1945, Army Pvt. Horace Appleby took action, saving the life of a comrade and, for that he was awarded the military's third-highest decoration, the Silver Star.

“I didn't think much about it,” said Mr. Appleby, 101, of Toledo. “I did what I had to do.”

Thursday, U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D., Toledo) presented Mr. Appleby with 10 medals for his service during World War II. His medals, many of which he didn't know he was entitled to until his great-niece, Renee Hahn of Perrysburg, started inquiring about his personnel records, include the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge 1st Award, Honorable Service Lapel Button, and the Marksman Badge with rifle bar.

“He's the family treasure,” Mrs. Hahn said. “You better believe it.”
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