The son and daughter of a Vermont World War I veteran have been given the Purple Heart he was awarded after being wounded during fighting in France in 1918. On Wednesday, Fred Demag, 79, of East Montpelier, and his sister, Flora Bovat, of Milton, were presented the medal earned by their father, John Demag. The medal was presented by Major General Steven Cray, head of the Vermont National Guard. John Demag was born in Essex in 1893, enlisted in the Army in February 1918, and went to France in May of that year. The Guard said he was wounded in action that August. He died in 1955.
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