Marine Corps Recruiter. author. Wesley Lee Fox (September 30, 1931 – November 24, 2017) was a highly decorated United States Marine Corps colonel with 43 years of service. Fox was a combat veteran – receiving the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during the Vietnam War – and is considered one of the Marine Corps' legendary heroes.
Medal of Honor Recipient Jose B. Nisperos “It is with pride and gratification that I grasp with sincere congratulation your remaining hand – the hand of a brave and unselfish comrade.” Major General J. Franklin Bell to Jose Nisperos, when presenting the Medal of Honor, February 3, 1913. The Philippines at the Beginning of the Twentieth
John Lee Levitow. Details. Rank: Airman First Class (Highest Rank: Sergeant) Conflict/Era: Vietnam War. Unit/Command: 3d Special Operations Squadron, Military Service Branch: U.S. Air Force. Medal of Honor Action Date: February 24, 1969. Medal of Honor Action Place: over Long Binh Army Post, Republic of Vietnam.
He is the eighth living recipient to be awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in Afghanistan. John Allan Chapman (July 14, 1965 – March 4, 2002) was a Combat Controller in the United States Air Force who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on August 22, 2018, for his actions in the Battle of Takur Ghar.
Both of his Medals of Honor are housed at the National Museum of the U.S. Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia. In March 1943, the Navy commissioned the USS Daly in his honor. The ship was
The first presentation of this Medal of Honor was made at the White House in Washington on Jan. 19, 1967, when the president placed it around the neck of Maj. Bernard F. Fisher, United States Air Force. The Air Force Medal of Honor has been awarded 13 times for actions during the war in Vietnam. Battle of Nam Dong. Awards. Medal of Honor. Legion of Merit. Bronze Star Medal. Purple Heart. Roger Hugh Charles Donlon (born January 30, 1934) is a former United States Army officer. He is the first person to receive the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War, as well as the first member of the United States Army Special Forces to be so honored. Alma mater. University of South Carolina ( BA) William Kyle Carpenter (born October 17, 1989) is a medically retired United States Marine who received the United States' highest military honor, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in Marjah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan in 2010. Carpenter is the youngest living Medal of Honor recipient. Medal of Honor Action Place: Fort Riviere, Haiti Citation Second Award: As commanding officer of detachments from the 5th, 13th, 23d Companies and the marine and sailor detachment from the U.S.S. Connecticut, Maj. Butler led the attack on Fort Riviere, Haiti, 17 November 1915.
MORE: Sgt. Alwyn Cashe becomes 1st Black recipient of Medal of Honor since 9/11 On Dec. 1, 1966, Kaneshiro defended his squad in the trenches from enemy fire using six grenades and a rifle
Today marks the 54th anniversary of the Department of the Army General Order 1964-41 awarding the Medal of Honor to Special Forces Capt. Roger H.C. Donlon. Donlon was the first Soldier to receive
The Medal of Honor was the first medal for which all enlisted men in the U.S. military could be nominated. A bill introduced by the junior senator from Massachusetts, Henry Wilson, on February 17, 1862, calling for the introduction of an army Medal of Honor, was fashioned after a navy medal bill signed by the President two months earlier.
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Master Sergeant Raul Perez "Roy" Benavidez (August 5, 1935 – November 29, 1998) was a United States Army soldier who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his valorous actions in combat near Lộc Ninh, South Vietnam on May 2, 1968, while serving as a member of the United States Army Special Forces during the Vietnam War . The first act of Congress authorizing “medals of honor” for Army personnel was approved by President Abraham Lincoln on July 12, 1862. The Medal of Honor is presented to its recipients “in the name of Congress of the United States.” For this reason, it is often referred to as the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Herbert Kailieha Pililaʻau (October 10, 1928 – September 17, 1951) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Korean War. A Native Hawaiian who was born and raised on the island of Oʻahu, he was drafted into the military as a young man.
The Medal of Honor is the military’s highest and most prestigious award for combat valor. When reading a Medal of Honor citation you will often find words like: indomitable spirit, sacrifice, valor, courage, inspiration, intrepidity, sacrifice, and gallantry used to describe the recipient. It is the military’s highest award for combat valor
Rank: Private First Class (Highest Rank: Corporal) Conflict/Era: World War II; Unit/Command: 307th Infantry, Medical Detachment, 77th Infantry Division; Military Service Branch: U.S. Army; Medal of Honor Action Date: April 29 - May 21, 1945; Medal of Honor Action Place: Urasoe-Mura, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands Vernon Joseph Baker (December 17, 1919 – July 13, 2010) was a United States Army first lieutenant who was an infantry company platoon leader during World War II and a paratrooper during the Korean War. In 1997, he was awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration for valor, for his actions on April 5–6, 1945, near

Date of Birth - Death November 14th, 1844—May 8th, 1892. Joseph H. De Castro made history as the first Hispanic to earn the Medal of Honor— the United States’ highest military decoration for valor in combat. De Castro was born on November 14, 1844, in Boston, Massachusetts. At the age of 14, he suffered a significant loss, losing his

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