Congressman Ted Yoho

Representing the 3rd District of Florida
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WW II vet gets POW medal 70 years after capture

Oct 14, 2014
In The News
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OCALA, FLA.

A 95-year-old World War II veteran has received a medal nearly 70 years after being held captive by Germany.

The Ocala Star-Banner reports (https://bit.ly/1D7KTai ) that Ralph Lamb received a Prisoner of War medal Sept. 19 after a veteran's group and Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Gainesville, worked to ensure the acknowledgement.

Lamb spent nearly seven months in Stalag 12 A, a north German POW camp, after being marched from Belgium after his capture in December 1944.

The advocacy group Honor-Release-Return met Lamb five years ago at a veterans gathering and got Yoho involved after hearing his story.

To receive the medal, his account had to be supported by documentation. He also has a Purple Heart.

Lamb was honored Oct. 4 in a memorial ceremony for veterans in Ocala.


Read more here: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/article2712942.html#storylink=cpy