The Order of the Purple Heart “for military merit and for wounds received in action resulting in his death” has been awarded posthumously to Sgt. Meyer Levin, Brooklyn’s bombardier hero.
The award was received today by Levin’s parents, Samuel and Leah Levin, at their home in Brooklyn. This is the fourth citation won by Sgt. Levin. He had previously won the Distinguished Flying Cross; the Oak Leaf Cluster for his part in sinking the Jap battleship Haruna, and the Silver Star for sinking a 15,000-ton transport in the Coral Sea battle.
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