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WWII Veteran  Honorary Bachelor’s Degree Bestowed on Third WWII
Veteran  Providence, R.I.--A World War II veteran who was
wounded in action and held captive for six days by German
soldiers was awarded an honorary bachelor's degree recently by
Providence College.  Dr. Malcolm Ekstrand, a retired podiatrist
from Warwick, R.I., was honored by College President Rev. Brian
J. Shanley, O.P. '80 during a ceremony at the Scandinavian
Retirement Center in Cranston, R.I., where he resides. The
guests included Army, state, city, and College officials;
executives and staff members from Scandinavian Home, Inc.; and
family and friends of Ekstrand.  "This generation has done so
much for this country, and Dr. Ekstrand has done so much for our
country and community," exclaimed Father Shanley prior to
reading a citation and presenting the diploma to the beaming
87-year-old.  Ekstrand was the third World War II veteran to
receive an honorary bachelor's degree this