Isn't It About Time? WWII soldier from western NY OK'd for posthumous medals.

By The Associated Press | Updated 9h ago

Photo: Gowanda Central School District via AP

GOWANDA, N.Y. — Military officials say medals have been posthumously authorized for a soldier from western New York who died while a prisoner of the Japanese during World War II.

Army officials notified Barbara Hutchinson of Gowanda last month that her cousin, Pvt. Carroll Heath, was entitled to nine decorations, including the Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Prisoner of War Medal.

Heath enlisted in the Army after graduating from Gowanda High School in 1940. He was sent to the Philippines, where the Army says he died in late 1942 while a prisoner of the Japanese. His burial place is unknown.

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http://www.armytimes.com/story/military/2015/06/05/world-war-two-soldier-left-off-hometown-memorial-carroll-heath-pacific/28525151/