Rest in Peace, to a Great American Hero! Tommy Gwynn survived D-Day, the Battle of the Bulge and the Battle of Inchon, Gwynn was wounded at least 24 times during both wars. He received more than 40 awards, including 12 Purple Hearts. His decorations included two Silver Stars, three Bronze Stars, 12 Purple Hearts, the Presidential Unit Citation with two bronze clusters, the Distinguished Service Cross, the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Prisoner of War Medal. The number of Purple Hearts alone places Gwynn among the most-decorated American combat veterans of his generation and in history. France awarded him a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, its highest order of merit, conferred in a Nov. 7, 2012, letter from then-President Francois Hollande for Gwynn's role in the 1944 liberation of France.
