A special honor was bestowed just before Memorial Day in 1989. This photo appeared in the March 6, 1989 News-Herald with the following caption: Cecilia “Sis” Kesanen accepted a posthumous award of the new prisoner-of-war medal for her late husband, Roy Kesanen. He was captured by the enemy in 1944 when the aircraft on which he served as a gunner was shot down over the Netherlands. The award was presented by Cook County Veterans Service Officer Bob Altrichter at American Legion Post 413. Looking on are Legion Members Glenn Bergstrom and Jim Johnson.
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