Wiedrick, Jacob
Hazen Hero
WWII
Camp Lejeune, N.C.—Marine Sergeant Jacob Peter Wiedrich, whose mother is Mrs. George Wiedrich of Hazen, North Dakota, received his fourth Gold Star in lieu of his fifth Purple Heart Medal, plus the Silver Star Medal for heroism in the Tinian campaign.
The ribbons Sergeant Wiedrich is wearing are (top row, left to right): the Silver Star, the Purple Heart with four Gold Stars; (second row) the Presidential Citation with two stars, the Asiatic-Pacific Theater with four stars, and the American Theatre ribbon.
~Source: Unknown North Dakota newspaper, during WWII timeframe
NDGenWeb 2012