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Beyond the Call: Major General James Lewis Day at Sugar Loaf Hill, Okinawa, 1945
A Medal of Honor story of stubborn courage and small-unit leadership in the Pacific war’s last great battle.
Beyond the Call: Private First Class Thomas Eugene “Gene” Atkins at the Villa Verde Trail, Luzon, 1945
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire and stubborn defense in the Pacific war.
Private First Class Leonard C. Brostrom: The Scout Who Wouldn’t Stop
Medal of Honor, U.S. Army, World War II
Beyond the Call: Private First Class Dirk John Cornelius Vlug at Limon, Leyte, 1944
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire in the Pacific war.
Beyond the Call: Commander Cassin Young at Pearl Harbor, 1941
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire in the opening hours of World War II in the Pacific.
Beyond the Call: Captain John Philip Cromwell off Truk Island, 1943
A Medal of Honor story of sacrifice and moral courage in the Pacific war.
“He Gallantly Gave His Life”: First Lieutenant Harry Linn Martin on Iwo Jima
An Ohio engineer officer who turned a rear-area camp into a last-ditch defensive line
“You Engage, You Fight, You Win”
John D. Bulkeley and the PT Boats of the Philippines
Beyond the Call: Second Lieutenant Robert M. Viale at Manila, 1945
A Medal of Honor story of sacrifice and courage in World War II’s Pacific campaign.
Beyond the Call: Corporal Hershel “Woody” Williams at Iwo Jima, 1945
A Medal of Honor story of relentless courage under fire in the Pacific War of World War II.
Beyond the Call: Commander Lawson Paterson “Red” Ramage off Taiwan, 1944
A Medal of Honor story of audacious leadership under fire in the Pacific war of World War II.
Beyond the Call: Private First Class Harold Gonsalves at Okinawa Shima, 1945
A Medal of Honor story of selfless sacrifice and battlefield leadership in World War II.
Beyond the Call: Second Lieutenant Walter Edward Truemper over Leipzig, 1944
A Medal of Honor story of sacrifice and steadfast loyalty in the air war over Europe in World War II.
Beyond the Call: Technical Sergeant Peter J. Dalessandro at Kalterherberg, 1944
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire in the Battle of the Bulge.
Beyond the Call: Captain Francis B. Wai at Red Beach, Leyte, 1944
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire in the Pacific war.
Beyond the Call: Lieutenant Colonel Harold W. Bauer at Guadalcanal, 1942
A Medal of Honor story of relentless courage in the skies over the Solomon Islands in World War II.
Beyond the Call: Corporal Arthur O. Beyer near Arloncourt, Belgium, 1945
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire in the Second World War.
Beyond the Call: Staff Sergeant George John Hall at Anzio, 1944
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire and stubborn infantry grit in the Italian campaign of World War II.
Francis C. Flaherty: The Ensign Who Stayed in the Dark
How a 22-year-old Naval Reserve officer on USS Oklahoma chose his shipmates’ lives over his own at Pearl Harbor
Beyond the Call: Private First Class Melvin Earl Biddle between Soy and Hotton, 1944
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire in the Battle of the Bulge.
Beyond the Call: Staff Sergeant Ysmael Reyes Villegas at Villa Verde Trail, 1945
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire and ultimate sacrifice in the Pacific campaign of World War II.
“Last Man to Leave”: Pfc. Richard Eller Cowan at Krinkelter Wald
A 22-year-old heavy machine gunner who held back a German attack in the Battle of the Bulge
Beyond the Call: Private Dale Merlin Hansen at Hill 60, Okinawa, 1945
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire and relentless assault in the Pacific War.
“I’ll Find You a Way Out”: Donald A. Gary and the Fires Aboard USS Franklin
How a quiet engineering officer led hundreds from the dark below decks during one of World War II’s worst carrier disasters.
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