On February 7, 2023, Plano Historical Society members Anne Sears and Linda Hess, along with Sears’ sister Barbara, were presented with a medal honoring their grandfather’s service in World War I. Louis Sears was a pilot during the war, training pilots in the U.S. as well as serving briefly in France. His medal, along with several others, was recently found in storage at the Kendall County Circuit Clerk’s Office.
Medals had been awarded to the veterans during a 1919 picnic in Yorkville but some veterans apparently were not present to receive theirs.
Anne Sears plans to donate the medal and a photo of Louis Sears in his flight suit and helmet for display at Plano Historical Society’s museum.
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