Medals awarded to a WWII special forces hero emerged for sale for £36,000.

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The medals awarded to a World War Two special forces hero who blew up a German destroyer in a damaged canoe have sold for £30,000.<br />
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Quarter-Master Sergeant James King used a sponge to plug a hole in his vessel as he paddled into a heavily defended shipping port on the Greek island of Leros.<br />
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He and fellow commando Marine Richard Ruff placed six limpet mines on the hull of an enemy destroyer and escaped the harbour without being seen before it exploded.

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The medals awarded to a World War Two special forces hero who blew up a German destroyer in a damaged canoe have sold for £30,000.

Quarter-Master Sergeant James King used a sponge to plug a hole in his vessel as he paddled into a heavily defended shipping port on the Greek island of Leros.

He and fellow commando Marine Richard Ruff placed six limpet mines on the hull of an enemy destroyer and...
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