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How a 22-year-old automatic rifleman kept firing after losing both legs, and saved his platoon in the Philippine mountains of 1945.
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How a 22-year-old automatic rifleman kept firing after losing both legs, and saved his platoon in the Philippine mountains of 1945.
Albert Joseph Smith — Private U.S. Marine Corps Interim 1920 - 1940 Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, USA
Emil J Kapaun — Captain U.S. Army Korean War Unsan, Korea
Henry J. Manning — Quartermaster U.S. Navy Interim 1871 - 1899 off Coasters Harbor Island, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Hugh Patrick Mullin — Seaman U.S. Navy Interim 1899 - 1910 Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA
James F Sullivan — Boatswain's Mate U.S. Navy Interim 1871 - 1899 Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Jeremiah Troy — Chief Boatswain's Mate U.S. Navy Interim 1871 - 1899 Newport, Rhode Island, USA
John McCarton — Ship's Printer U.S. Navy Interim 1871 - 1899 off Coasters Harbor Island, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
John Smith — Seaman U.S. Navy Interim 1871 - 1899 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Joseph Quick — Coxswain U.S. Navy Interim 1899 - 1910 Yokohama, Japan
Patrick Shanahan — Chief Boatswain's Mate U.S. Navy Interim 1899 - 1910 off Annapolis, Maryland, USA
Roy Perez Benavidez — Master Sergeant U.S. Army Vietnam War near Loc Ninh, Republic of Vietnam
Thomas Mitchell — Landsman U.S. Navy Interim 1871 - 1899 Shanghai, China
William Anderson — Coxswain U.S. Navy Interim 1871 - 1899 U.S.S. Powhatan at sea
William Lowell Hill — Captain of the Top U.S. Navy Interim 1871 - 1899 Newport, Rhode Island, USA
William Morse — Seaman U.S. Navy Interim 1871 - 1899 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
William Sadler — Captain of the Top U.S. Navy Interim 1871 - 1899 Coasters Harbor Island, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
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