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2 unusual facts about Van T. Barfoot


Van T. Barfoot

He was formally presented with the medal on September 28, 1944, in Épinal, France, by Lieutenant General Alexander Patch.

On October 9, 2009, the portion of Mississippi Highway 16 which runs from Carthage through his hometown of Edinburg to the border between Leake and Neshoba counties was named the "Van T. Barfoot Medal of Honor Highway".



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