John Cordes
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Cordes was first awarded the medal in 1923 after coming across a Manhattan cigar store robbery in progress. As a result of his involvement, Cordes suffered five gunshot wounds, three of which came from another policeman for unknown reasons.[1]
His second Medal of Honor was awarded in 1927 for his work in solving the kidnapping of real estate tycoon Abraham Scharlin.[2]
Cordes retired in 1949.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Part of his career is described in the book "NYPD: Stories of Survival from the World's Toughest Beat".Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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