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Show I of duty. from his own position, caught the soldier ana extinguisned the flames . . . suffering sever personal burns."' Cpl. Passalis was cited again a month later when he saved the lives of many men by preventing 200 rounds of mortar amunition from exploding. Both medals were presented for heroism above and beyond the call WINS MEDALS Cpl. Theodore G. Passalis, 2660 1 Highland Drive, was presented with two Army medals in ceremonies ceremo-nies at Ft. Douglas last week. He was presented the Soldiers' Medal and Bronz Star medal with a "V" device for valor. The soldier's medal citation read: "In the early morning of June 17, 1952, in Korea a nearby gun pit caught fire engulfing the crew in flames . . . one man leaped from the emplacement with his clothing cloth-ing on fire. Cpl. Passalis jumped |
