Sen. Durbin's Office to Honor WWII Veteran in Military Medals Ceremony at Joliet Junior College Sept. 9
85-year-old WWII vet to receive medals earned during 35 combat missions
09.02.2009 – Lockport native and U.S. Army Air Force Staff Sergeant Joe Belman will be honored by representatives from U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin's office in a military medals award ceremony at the Joliet Junior College (JJC) Main Campus, 1215 Houbolt Road in Joliet on Sept. 9.
Belman, an 85-year-old World War II veteran, never received certain medals he earned during 35 combat missions as a ball turret gunner for the 8th Air Force - 305th Bomb Group. Belman's story was also recently recorded by the JJC Media Services Office as part of the Library of Congress Veterans History Project. A segment of this video will be shown at the ceremony.
The ceremony, which is open to the public, begins in the Main Campus Fine Arts Theatre at 9:30 a.m. and is sponsored by the JJC Office of the President and the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs.
For more information, contact Kelly Rohder at (815) 280-2915.
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- U.S. Army Air Force Staff Sergeant Joe Belman will be honored by representatives from U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin’s office in a military medals award ceremony
- 85-year-old World War II veteran, never received certain medals he earned during 35 combat missions as a ball turret gunner for the 8th Air Force – 305th Bomb Group
- The ceremony, which is open to the public, begins in the Main Campus Fine Arts Theatre at 9:30 a.m.
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