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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)

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WWII soldier's medals presented to family in Kalispell
September 16, 2021 midnight

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.