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2 SD Women To Receive Award Honoring Their WWII Service

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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Two South Dakota women are set to receive an award honoring their service in the Civil Air Patrol during World War II.

South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard on Monday will present a bronze replica of the Congressional Gold Medal to WWII Civil Air Patrol veterans Lois Schmidt and Pauline Hanson Brehe.

The medal is being given to members of the organization for their role in protecting the U.S. against German U-boat attacks during World War II and carrying out other wartime domestic missions.

The organization was founded on Dec. 1, 1941, six days before the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Daugaard will present the recognition to the women during a ceremony in Pierre.

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