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TIL Henry Johnson, the “Black Death”, was awarded the Purple Heart in 1996, Distinguished Service Cross in 2002, and the Medal of Honor in 2015. He died penniless in 1929 after his wife and children left because he couldn’t work due to his injuries.

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