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| In December 2001 in a ceremony in Boston Harbor four Andover World War II Veterans were decorated with a "special diploma" by the French government for their valor in Normandy on D Day. The award was given by the French Consul General and the commanding officer of the "Jeanne D'Arc", a French ship that fought along side the American ships. Recipients:
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| *Louis Heliotis, High Street
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| *Domenic Mariano, North Main Street
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| *Mario Medaglio, Newman Hill Road
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| *Oscar Rosenberg, Railroad Avenue
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| Ted Cole was honored in May 2004 by the Town of Andover. Ted was serving as a gunner on the USS Columbia when it was hit by a Japanese Kamakaze bomber. When Ted received medical attention he was holding a piece of the Kamakaze pilot's jacket in his hand, which had a piece of a Japanese flag in the pocket.
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| For more articles on Andover Veterans
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| * "First Andover Diploma for Life Experience Goes to WWII Army Veteran, ''Andover Townsman'', June 6, 1999.
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| *"A Nurse's War Diary: A Hard Head, a Soft Heart", ''Andover Townsman'', November 12, 1999. (Grace Hatch)
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| * "Andover Hero Touched by Concert", ''Eagle Tribune'', October, 22, 2001, page page 1. (Thomas Haugh)
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| * "Veteran Recalls Flying Days with Ted Williams", ''Boston Sunday Globe'' sports section, July 28, 2002, page 9.(John Harris)
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| * "Lowell St. Bridge to be Named After Joe Horan", ''Andover Townsman'' August 1, 2002, page 9. (Joe Horan)
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| * "One Pilot Jets Home", ''Andover Townsman'', page 1. (Chris McAnally)
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| * "Andover's Unknown Soldier's", ''Andover Townsman'', August 11, 2005, page 9
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| * "Vietnam, Revisited", (Sue O'Neill)
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| * "Housebound No Longer", Andover Townsman, August 24, 2006, page 1. (Elsie LaFrance)
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| * "Four Spent World War II as Prisoners of War", Andover Townsman, November 9, 2006, page 1. (Milton Issenberg)
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| *"French Government to Bestow Posthumous Honor on Local Veteran", ''Andover Townsman'', May 17, 2007. (Milton Issenberg)
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| "Andover Veterans Honored with Book of War Stories", ''Eagle Tribune'', November 10, 2009. (Domenic Mariano)
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| --[[User:Eleanor|Eleanor]] 16:18, November 19, 2009 (EST)<br>
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| --[[User:Eleanor|Eleanor]] ([[User talk:Eleanor|talk]]) 15:43, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
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| --[[User:Eleanor|Eleanor]] ([[User talk:Eleanor|talk]]) 10:26, 22 April 2015 (EDT)
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