Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte presented this Bronze Star to the family of U.S. Army 2nd Lt. John "Jack" Mulder, a World War II soldier who went missing after a battle in Germany five days after his son's birth in November 1944. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
September 15, 2021
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WWII soldier's medals presented to family in Kalispell
John T. Mulder had just graduated from Oregon State College when he joined the U.S. Army in 1942. A basketball player from the small town of Raymond, Washington, he became a second lieutenant in the 405th Infantry Regiment as well as a platoon commander for his company's mortar section. Then he went to Germany.