Texas Family of WWII Prisoner of War Receives Long-Awaited Medals: ‘This Means Everything’
FORT WORTH — Growing up, Mike Shaffer knew little of his great uncle, his grandfather’s brother. His family rarely spoke of the horrors of war or even of Elbert Knox, who earned the nickname “Toughegg” for his propensity for fighting and his rough-and-tumble reputation. As a teenager, Shaffer first learned his great uncle had been […]