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Edmond Life and Leisure - June 19, 2025
Edmond WWII vet finally receives medals for his service during war
Charlie McGregor is a 106-year-old WWII veteran who lives in the Assisted Living community, Villagio of Bradford Village. His daughter has been working with Senator James Lankford’s office to award Charlie five different medals for his remarkable service that he should have received after the war. The medals were awarded last week at Villagio of Bradford Village Assisted Living at 300 Hadwiger Drive in Edmond.
The medals that were presented:
Good Conduct Medal
American Defense Service Medal
American Campaign Medal
European-African- Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 1 bronze service star
World War II Victory Medal
Honorable Service Lapel Button WWII
Sharpshooter Badge with Rifle Bar
Josie Hill is a 97-year-old resident who also lives in the Assisted Living community in Edmond. She was born and raised in France and vividly recalls the American soldiers liberating her hometown when she was a teenager. Odds are Charlie was one of those soldiers as that’s one of the areas he fought in during the war.
The family has requested Josie present Charlie with these medals, which she did. What are the odds that these two people from opposite sides of the globe end up in a small, assisted living community in Edmond, Ok all these years later?
That biggest bonus is both are still around to talk about this most remarkable time in history.
