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U.S. NAVY PHOTO Admiral Chester W. Nimitz pins Navy Cross on Doris “Dorie” Miller, at ceremony on board the USS Enterprise (CV-6) at Pearl Harbor, May 27, 1942.

U.S. NAVY PHOTO Admiral Chester W. Nimitz pins Navy Cross on Doris “Dorie” Miller, at ceremony on board the USS Enterprise (CV-6) at Pearl Harbor, May 27, 1942.

September 10, 2017

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Three of 'Greatest Generation' from small Idaho town earned Medal of Honor
September 10, 2017 1 a.m.

Three of 'Greatest Generation' from small Idaho town earned Medal of Honor

There’s something special about the small town of Preston in Franklin County in the southeast corner of Idaho with its population of 5,200: In World War II, three of its townsfolk gave their lives for their country and received the Medal of Honor — America’s highest military decoration.