Beyond the Call: Private First Class George Benjamin Jr. at Leyte, 1944
A Medal of Honor story of courage and battlefield leadership in the Philippines campaign of World War II.
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Submarine USS F-4 lost off Hawaii
Early American submarines were experimental craft, operating at the edge of the technology of their day. On March 25th, 1915, the USS F-4, a small submarine of the F-class, sank during a routine dive near Honolulu, taking her crew with her to the bottom in relatively deep water. Investigators concluded that corrosion and battery problems contributed to hull failure, allowing seawater to flood the boat.
Thomas Eugene “Gene” Atkins
It is the early hours of 10 March 1945 on Luzon in the Philippine Islands. The jungle around the Villa Verde Trail is black and close, broken only by a thin ridge that juts out from a larger hill. On that ridge, just ahead of the main American perimeter, three foxholes scrape a shallow line in the earth. In one of them lies Private First Class Thomas Eugene “Gene” Atkins of Company A, 127th Infantry. His job is simpl
Alfred Mac Wilson
Alfred Mac Wilson — Private First Class U.S. Marine Corps Vietnam War Fire Support Base Cunningham, Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam
Alfred V. Rascon
Alfred V. Rascon — Specialist Fourth Class U.S. Army Vietnam War Long Khanh Province, Republic of Vietnam
Bennie G. Adkins
Bennie G. Adkins — Sergeant First Class U.S. Army Vietnam War Camp A Shau, Republic of Vietnam
Charles Chris Hagemeister
Charles Chris Hagemeister — Specialist Fourth Class U.S. Army Vietnam War Binh Dinh Province, Republic of Vietnam
Charles Ernest Hosking Jr.
Charles Ernest Hosking Jr. — Sergeant First Class U.S. Army Vietnam War Don Luan District, Phuoc Long Province, Republic of Vietnam
Daniel Dean Bruce
Daniel Dean Bruce — Private First Class U.S. Marine Corps Vietnam War Fire Support Base Tomahawk, Quang Nam Province, Republic of Vietnam
David Robert Ray
David Robert Ray — Hospital Corpsman Second Class U.S. Navy Vietnam War Phu Loc 6, near An Hoa, Quang Nam Province, Republic of Vietnam
Donald Ray Johnston
Donald Ray Johnston — Specialist Fourth Class U.S. Army Vietnam War Tay Ninh Province, Republic of Vietnam
Douglas Eugene Dickey
Douglas Eugene Dickey — Private First Class U.S. Marine Corps Vietnam War near Gio An, Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam
Edward Allen Devore Jr.
Edward Allen Devore Jr. — Specialist Fourth Class U.S. Army Vietnam War near Saigon, Republic of Vietnam
Herbert Hoover Burr
Herbert Hoover Burr — Private First Class U.S. Army World War II Dorrmoschel, Germany
John Rush
John Rush — First Class Fireman U.S. Navy U.S. Civil War Port Hudson, Louisiana, USA
John S. Hickman
John S. Hickman — Second Class Fireman U.S. Navy U.S. Civil War Port Hudson, Louisiana, USA
Joseph E Vantine
Joseph E Vantine — First Class Fireman U.S. Navy U.S. Civil War Port Hudson, Louisiana, USA
Leonard M Kravitz
Leonard M Kravitz — Private First Class U.S. Army Korean War Yangyong, Korea