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WWII veteran receives overdue military medals

Published December 09, 2012
FoxNews.com

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  Dec. 7, 2012: Rep. Candice Miller presents William Pollauf with several medals, Friday Dec. 7, 2012, at her office in Shelby Twp., Mich. (AP)

HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Mich. - A World War II veteran who once hitched a ride on a Tiger tank courtesy of Gen. Erwin Rommel, Germany's legendary Panzer commander, has finally received the medals he never got after the war.
William Pollauf, 92, of Algonac, Mich., was honored Friday by U.S. Rep. Candice Miller, R-Mich., who presented the former German prisoner of war with several overdue honors for his military service.

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Long overdue honor, glad that he was able to receive it while still with us.