In early 2014 Legionnaire Patty Ford Ivey asked for the Posts help in getting her relatives Navy Cross upgraded to a Medal of Honor (posthumas) as well as being recognized as a POW before his death. The Posts Historian gathered the data needed to compile the resolutions of support which passed the Post on the 28th of Aug, 2014, the District the next month, Department at convention the following July and then National in September of 2015. Only one picture is allowed here, both resolutions in support of his POW status can be found at https://al626mo.com/yearbooks in the 2015-16 Yearbook.

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