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HAJDACK-MOKAN CHAPTER LOSES ONE OF OUR OWN . . . David Dolby, Medal of Honor recipient, dies at 64 WEST CHESTER, Pa. - The Congressional Medal of Honor Society says medal recipient David C. Dolby has died at the age of 64. The society says Dolby, of Royersford, died in Spirit Lake, Idaho on Friday. Friends say Dolby had been in the state for a gathering of veterans. A cause of death has not been announced. The Medal of Honor is the nation's highest military award for valor. Dolby received the honor because of his actions in Vietnam, where he was credited with saving the lives of fellow soldiers on May 21, 1966. Dolby, who served five tours there, was was assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division, Company B, 1st Battalion (Airborne) 8th Cavalry. He received his medal from President Lyndon B. Johnson on Sept. 28, 1968.

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