"Combat Wounded Veterans"
Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter #1
Commander John Doherty

Military Order Of The Purple Heart Ansonia/Derby Chapter #1 Commander John Doherty was presented with "A Letter Of Recognition" from the City of Derby for outstanding service to veterans and their families and particularly for his effort it establishing a granite monument honoring veterans either killed or wounded in combat. The monument site is at the Derby Veterans Memorial building on Atwater Street in Derby. This is also the home of the originating Chapter of the Military Order Of The Purple Heart (George Washington Chapter #1) of the Military Order Of The Purple Heart.