The 101st Airborne Division's latest Medal of Honor recipient was honored during an emotional ceremony, Jan. 25, 2013, at McAuliffe Hall on Fort Campbell, Ky.
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The oldest current living Medal of Honor recipient is a former Army soldier who received the medal in recognition of his actions in World War II. Born Oct. 26, 1920, Maxwell served as a technician
This is a list of Medal of Honor recipients for World War II. The Medal of Honor was created during the American Civil War and is the highest military decoration presented by the United States government to a member of its armed forces .
Conflict/Era: World War II; Unit/Command: 3d Platoon, Company C, 53d Armored Infantry Battalion, 4th Armored Division; Military Service Branch: U.S. Army; Medal of Honor Action Date: December 26, 1944; Medal of Honor Action Place: near Assenois, Belgium
27th Infantry Division. Military Service Branch: U.S. Army. Medal of Honor Action Date: July 7, 1944. Medal of Honor Action Place: Saipan, Saipan, Marianas Islands. Citation. For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Captain Ben L. Salomon was serving at Saipan, in the Marianas Islands
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The original medal was a three-part construction: the cross itself and the front and back medallions, which were struck separately and subsequently soldered together. Since World War II, however, the medal has been struck in one piece. Additional Resources. Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual (Rev. 1953), Pt. 1 - Personal Decorations
On Nov. 21, 1943, Gen. Uzal Ent, the leader of the Ploesti mission, gave Jerstad's Medal of Honor to his parents in a ceremony at Holy Communion Church in Racine. Baker and three other men — Lt
World War II portal; List of Medal of Honor recipients; List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War II; Depictions in media. James Jones wrote The Thin Red Line based on his experiences in Guadalcanal during the Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse as a member of the 27th Infantry Regiment. Here Davis takes the
Died: July 12, 1944, Saipan, Mariana Islands. Buried: Saratoga National Cemetery (MH) (8-530); remains moved from National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (F-162) (MH), Honolulu, Hawaii, Saratoga, NY, United States. U.S. Army Sergeant Thomas Alexander Baker Jr. was posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during World War II.
Purple Heart. Staff Sergeant Marcario García [1] also known as Macario García [note 1] (January 20, 1920 – December 24, 1972) was the first Mexican immigrant to receive the Medal of Honor, the United States' highest military decoration. He received the award for his heroic actions as a soldier during World War II .
Medal of Honor Action Place: Coral Sea Citation For extraordinary courage and conspicuous heroism above and beyond the call of duty while in charge of a repair party during an attack on the U.S.S. Neosho by enemy Japanese aerial forces on 7 May 1942.
Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (MH) (44-292); remains moved from Mission Memorial Park, Seaside, California, Arlington, VA, United States. Location of Medal: Wisconsin Veterans Museum, Madison, WI. U.S. Army Technical Sergeant Beauford Theodore Anderson was presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during World War II.
Vice President of Ling-Temco-Vought. Brigadier General Robert Edward Galer (24 October 1913 – 27 June 2005) was a naval aviator in the United States Marine Corps who received the Medal of Honor for heroism in aerial combat during the Battle of Guadalcanal in World War II. [1] He went on to command Marine Aircraft Group 12 during the Korean
1st Lt. Rudolph B. Davila, of Hispanic-Filipino descent, was the only person of Filipino ancestry to receive the medal for his actions in the war in Europe during World War II. Private Joe P. Martinez was the first Hispanic-American recipient to be awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for combat heroism on American soil during the same conflict.
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