Hometown hero honored with Congressional Gold Medal Aug. 30 - The Atmore Advance

Hometown hero honored with Congressional Gold Medal Aug. 30 - The Atmore Advance

A hometown hero was honored Aug. 30 during the National Montford Point Marine Association Inc. Congressional Gold Medal awards ceremony at Atmore City Hall. Cpl. Eugene McNeil Sr., an Atmore native, was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal during a joyous ceremony, held by the National Montford Point Marine Association Inc. Maj. Gen. J. Gary Cooper Chapter No. 33 of Mobile. McNeil was a proud graduate of Escambia County Training Sch…