The following article is part of a historical preservation project I'm completing.Thought some the history buffs at FreeRepublic might enjoy the story as much as I did. At times the writing is a bit over-the-top, but keep in mind the readers were men who had just survived similar combat. The newspaper staff had traveled with them and wrote for them from their landing at Salerno to VE Day celebrated in Austria. Enjoy.-----------A 29-year-old State of Maine-er, Second Lieutenant Edward C. Dahlgren, of the 142nd, who rose from buck private to lieutenant in 17 months of combat, has just been awarded...