Canadian Official To Be In Mt. Carmel Next Week
A member of the Canadian consulate will be in Mt. Carmel next week to honor a Canadian war hero. At Monday’s City Council meeting, Mayor Joe Judge said the visit coincides with Veterans Day…
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JOE JUDGE CANADIAN VISIT
Hutcheson was born in Mt. Carmel in 1883 and in 1915, he renounced his United States citizenship in order to join the Canadian Army as a medical officer. He reclaimed his American citizenship after the war. Hutcheson was one of the seven Canadians to be awarded the Victoria Cross for their deeds on September 2nd, 1918 in France.