Associated Press - January 3, 2011 3:15 AM ET
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - Nearly seven decades later, a Virginia veteran has received the Purple Heart for injuries suffered during World War II.
The Virginian-Pilot reports 92-year-old Turk Turner was honored Sunday at a church service in Virginia Beach.
Turner was an electrician on a Navy submarine that was attacked by the Japanese in the Pacific Ocean. Turner says he and others were taken to a prison camp on an island in the Dutch East Indies, where he was held for more than three years.
Turner says he still has scars on his back from prison beatings, while his health was damaged by malnutrition.
Turner also received a medal Sunday for his service in the Korean War.
Information from: The Virginian-Pilot, http://www.pilotonline.com
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