Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., will present the family of Willis Tom Bradshaw with the medals he earned during service in World War II on Saturday, Nov. 28, at 4 p.m. in Foxx's Clemmons office.
Bradshaw was a Seaman Second Class in the U.S. Navy Reserve. He was killed in action on Nov. 13, 1942, when the USS Juneau was sunk during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
"It was a privilege to assist the Ford family in obtaining these medals," said Foxx. "As a country, we are uniquely blessed. We live in a nation where each one of us has the opportunity for nearly limitless fulfillment and prosperity in the world's finest democracy. That freedom and opportunity has been made available to us because of the sacrifices of people like Willis Tom Bradshaw."