JoAnne Kelley of Midland poses for a picture with her father, Bill Berg Sr. of Saginaw, and the war medals he recently received in honor of his deceased father. Kelley arranged for the delivery of the honors.
Father, daughter share joy of a lifetime DAVE SHANE for the Daily News In March, JoAnne Kelley, 59, of Midland, experienced one of the happiest moments of her life. It came when she gave her father, Bill Berg Sr., 82, of Saginaw, one of the happiest moments of his life.
nearly a dozen World War II medals that were earned by his father, Pvt. 1st Class Harold P. Berg, who died in that war while serving with the U.S. Army’s 38th Infantry Division in the Philippines.
Kelley surprised her father with
It meant a lot to Bill Berg, who was
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brought to tears just talking about it during a recent interview with the Daily News. “My father was killed when I was 4 years old, and I have no recollection of my father whatsoever,” he said. “I really have nothing of my father’s. I
really don’t.” The only information Berg had about his dad came from a couple of brief newspaper clippings that said he had been awarded a Purple Heart medal, and a letter from the Army informing his family that he had been 3
