Turnback Tuesday looks at the Medal of Honor series during WWII which are true tales of the Nation’s Highest Honor by Arthur S. Curtis.
The strips ran from 1945 to 1949.
The artist was Michael Arens. This strip is about Marine P.F.C. Frank P. Witek of Derby, a selfless young man who sacrificed his life to protect others. Frank was awarded the Medal of Honor for knocking out several enemy positions and killing 16 enemy soldiers before he himself was killed on Aug. 3, 1944.
Witek Memorial Park in Derby was dedicated and named in his honor on May 29,1999.
Thank you to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week.
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