WILMINGTON, N.C., - Samuel R. Jones, 84, is awarded a Purple Heart during a ceremony aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Diligence in Wilmington, N.C., Thursday, March 13, 2008. Jones, a Selma, N.C., native, received the award for injuries he sustained during a torpedo attack on the USS Cavalier during World War II as it transited from Luzon, Philippines to Leyte, Philippines.
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