For his bravery, PFC Gurke was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, the first for a North Dakotan in WWII. President Roosevelt presented Henry’s mother with the posthumous award in Washington on May 2, 1944.
Highway to honor only World War II Congressional Medal of Honor recipient in North DakotaIn celebration and in remembrance, a program and reception will be held at the Neche Fire Hall on Oct. 4 at 2:00 to commemorate the naming of a portion of N.D. Highway 18 located in Pembina County as the ‘PFC Henry Gurke Memorial Highway.’“The Neche American Legion paid for the ...
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