From the June 12, 2016, Goldsboro (N.C.) News-Argus. "Dick Borden sailed ocean blue, walked the fields of battle, too" by Sherwood Owl Williford.
BRONZE STAR MEDAL AWARDED TO GOLDSBORO MAN
Probably from a local newspaper from the time period.
"U.S. Naval Forces in Europe--
"Richard Winstead Borden, pharmacists' mate, third class, USNR, son of Paul Lambert Borden of 305 West Mulberry Street, Goldsboro, N.C., has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal by Admiral Harold R. Stark, USN, Commander of U.S. Naval Forces in Europe, in the name of the President of the United States.
"His citation reads:
"'For meritorious duty above that normally expected while a member of the medical section of the beach battalion, United States Navy, Normandy, France, in action against the enemy on June 6 and 7, 1944.
--GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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