Published by admin on Fri, 09/23/2022 - 1:43pm
by Mimi Larsen Courier Staff Writer On Feb. 3, 2015, the United States Congress awarded the First Special Service Force unit the Congressional Gold Medal. Of the original 1,800 soldiers that comprised the joint U.S.- Canadian WWII commando unit, 41 were on-hand to receive the honor. Not included among that number was Harland G. Pond of Roberts County, who died in 1978. This gold medal is the highest civilian award for distinguished achievement the U.S. Congress can bestow.
