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Original photograph has stains on the right side of the picture. Photograph caption dated May 16, 1950 reads "John Maldonado, 13, nephew of David Gonzales, and Mrs. George Harding, principal of Pacoima Elementary School look at a Congressional Medal of Honor awarded posthumously to war hero." The article partially reads "The faraway land was Luzon Island, Philippines, in the Pacific Ocean where on April 5, 1945, he braved deadly enemy crossfire to save the lives of three Army companions buried under a bomb's debris and at the same time give up his own."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Pacoima Elementary School (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Faculty Pacoima Elementary School (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Students United States.--Army--Medals, badges, decorations, etc Women--California--Los Angeles Boys--California--Los Angeles Elementary school principals--California--Los Angeles School children--California--Los Angeles Medal of Honor Decorations of honor--United States Awards--California--Los Angeles Medals--California--Los Angeles Pacoima (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Group portraits Valley Times Collection photographs
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