It might have been a 7-decade wait, but this 97-year-old WWII veteran finally received the medals he most definitely earned.
“I can’t thank you all enough for the attention I was getting. It makes up for all the years I didn’t get it,” veteran William Kellerman said.On July 4, 1944, Kellerman was sent to notify his battalion headquarters, less than one month into his tour of duty.Kellerman traveled 600 miles on a bike and made it to the headquarters of the French Resistance. He was interrogated for several hours trying to prove he was an American soldier.
Kellerman redeemed himself by answering who won the 1943 World Series – the New York Yankees, a no-brainer for the Bronx native. Officials from the U.S. Army said the awards Kellerman was set to receive were never processed after his active service ended. Now after almost 70 years, Kellerman was finally recognized as a recipient of the Purple Heart, Prisoner of War and a Bronze Star Medal.
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