Emory, Univ. of Georgia grad awarded Purple Heart for sacrifice in North Atlantic
Emory, Univ. of Georgia grad awarded Purple Heart for sacrifice in North Atlantic
UPDATED: December 6, 2016.
This event, originally scheduled for October, was rescheduled due to Hurricane Matthew.
![The USS Muskeget, formerly the USS YAG-9, at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in March 1942, six months before it was sunk by a German submarine in the North Atlantic during World War II. The USS Muskeget, formerly the USS YAG-9, at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in March 1942, six months before it was sunk by a German submarine in the North Atlantic during World War II.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/PHOTO%20-%20Muskeget%20-%2009292016%20-%20public-domain_1120x534_LANDSCAPE.jpg?itok=BwdWWagI)
The USS Muskeget, formerly the USS YAG-9, at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in March 1942, six months before it was sunk by a German submarine in the North Atlantic during World War II.