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Photocopies of several newspaper articles about James LaBelle, the Columbia Heights Medal of Honor winner. LaBelle was in the Marine Corps during World War II, and was killed in action at the Battle of Iwo Jima. He fell on a grenade to save the lives of several comrades, and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. The articles tell LaBelle's story, and report on various honors in his name, from the dedication of LaBelle Park in Columbia Heights in 1973, to a recent memorial built at Columbia Heights High School in 2016. Articles include: Columbia Heights Sun, December 12, 1973 Northeaster, August 29, 1984 (2 pages) Northeaster, March 6, 1995 Columbia Heights & Fridley Sun-Focus, June 1, 2006 Sun Focus, June 10, 2016 (2 pages) Northeaster, June 15, 2016 Northeaster, October 19, 2016 (2 pages) Individuals in the article about the LaBelle Park groundbreaking photograph are identified, from left to right, as follows: Columbia Heights Mayor Bruce Nawrocki Unknown Norman LaBelle (brother to James) Howard LaBelle (brother) Virginia (LaBelle) Carpenter (sister) Mary Lou (LaBelle) Steiner (sister) Marcella (LaBelle) Archambault (sister) Elaine (LaBelle) Lauer (sister, donor's mother) Evelyn (LaBelle) Roux (sister) World War Two military

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