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Curtis F. Shoup

The snow was hard as concrete on the Belgian hillside, the January cold locking the ground into a sheet of ice. Staff Sergeant Curtis F. Shoup and the soldiers of his company lay sprawled on that frozen slope, their dark uniforms stark against the white as German machine guns raked the hillside. The attack had stalled almost as soon as it began. The enemy gun on the rising ground ahead had perfect fields of fire, swe

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Japanese attack on Dutch Harbor

Early June took on new meaning in 1942, as the Pacific War reached North American shores. On June 3rd, 1942, Japanese carrier aircraft struck the United States Navy and Army installations at Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska Territory. The attack damaged fuel facilities, barracks, and anti-aircraft positions, and it was followed by further strikes the next day.

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Landings on Guadalcanal and Tulagi

On August 7th, 1942, United States forces launched their first major offensive of the Pacific War with amphibious landings in the Solomon Islands. Elements of the First Marine Division came ashore on Guadalcanal, Tulagi, and nearby islets to seize an airfield that Japanese engineers were building, one that threatened the sea lanes linking the United States and Australia.

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Operation Thunderbolt

After months of retreat and uncertainty in the Korean War, the Eighth Army under Lieutenant General Matthew Ridgway prepared to strike back. On January 25th, 1951, United Nations forces launched Operation Thunderbolt, an offensive aimed at pushing north from positions south of Seoul and testing the strength of Chinese and North Korean units.

EventTPW-EVT-0128Title and name terms

Surrender of Charleston

After a long siege, one of the young republic’s worst defeats unfolds as Major General Benjamin Lincoln surrenders Charleston, South Carolina, to British forces under Sir Henry Clinton. Thousands of Continental soldiers and militia lay down their arms, along with warships and supplies inside the vital port. With Charleston in hand, British leaders hope to rally Loyalists, crush resistance in the South, and then roll

EventTPW-EVT-0028Title and name terms

United States carriers raid Marshall and Gilbert Islands

On February 1st, 1942, less than two months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, American carrier task forces struck back across the Pacific. The carriers Enterprise and Yorktown launched waves of aircraft against Japanese bases in the Marshall and Gilbert Islands, hitting airfields, shipping, and shore installations. The material damage to the enemy was limited compared with later campaigns, but the raid marked the fir

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Abraham Desomer

Abraham Desomer — Lieutenant U.S. Navy Mexican Campaign (Vera Cruz) Vera Cruz, on board U.S.S. Utah, Mexico

Recipient profileMOH-RC-002824Title and name terms

Albert Leroy David

Albert Leroy David — Lieutenant (junior grade) U.S. Navy World War II Off the coast of French West Africa