Lt. Conner was the second most decorated soldier during WWII. During his 2+ years of service, Lt. Conner earned 4 Silver Stars, 4 Bronze Stars, 7 Purple Hearts, & the Distinguished Service Cross for his acts of bravery & valor. He never received the Medal of Honor.
Lt. Garlin Conner died in 1998. His wife Pauline has been fighting for the last 17 years for him to be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. U.S. District Judge Thomas Russell recently ruled that since Pauline "waited too long" to bring forward new evidence of his bravery, the Court had no choice but to deny the petition based on this technicality.
Families of veteran's are not given instruction books when the veteran dies to refer to that would tell them how to obtain medals they should have received. Eliminate timelimits