Fairfield man had worst Christmas ever as a POW during Battle of the Bulge
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{EXCERPT} Cincinnati.com, Howard Wilkinson That is how Bates earned the Purple Heart medal he keeps in a frame on the wall of his home office, along with his Bronze Star and other service medals....
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