World War II. Battle of Saipan †. Awards. Medal of Honor. Purple Heart. Benjamin Lewis Salomon ( September 1, 1914 – July 7, 1944) was a United States Army dentist during World War II, assigned as a front-line surgeon. During the Battle of Saipan, when the Japanese started overrunning his hospital, he stood a rear-guard action in which he 1st Lt. Charles L. Thomas, World War II Medal of Honor recipient. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army. Charles Leroy Thomas attended Cass Technical High School in Birmingham, Alabama, then went to study mechanical engineering at Wayne State University. During World War II, he was drafted into the Army and initially had enlistment orders in the
Medal of Honor Citation for Private First Class Jacklyn H. Lucas “For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving with the First Battalion, Twenty-sixth Marines, Fifth Marine Division, during action against enemy Japanese forces on Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands 20 February 1945.
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Died: January 17, 1991, Papillton, NE, United States. Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (MH) (59-351), Arlington, VA. U.S. Army Air Corps Second Lieutenant John Cary Morgan was presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during World War II. Born: October 24, 1919, Herrin, Williamson County, IL, United States. Died: July 28, 1944, Tinian Island, Mariana Islands. Buried: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) (MH) (F-77), Honolulu, HI, United States. U.S. Marine Corps Private Joseph William Ozbourn was posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for military valor
On Nov. 21, 1943, Gen. Uzal Ent, the leader of the Ploesti mission, gave Jerstad's Medal of Honor to his parents in a ceremony at Holy Communion Church in Racine. Baker and three other men — Lt

Medal of Honor Action Place: Guebling, France Citation For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty: Staff Sergeant Rivers distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action during 16-19 November 1944, while serving with Company A, 761st Tank Battalion.

Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Michael Joseph Novosel Sr. served in three wars, including a stint in which he flew side-by-side with his son. He was the last World War II pilot to actively fly in
Carlton William Barrett. For gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944, in the vicinity of St. Laurent-sur-Mer, France. On the morning of D-day, Pvt. Barrett, landing in the face of extremely heavy enemy fire, was forced to wade ashore through neck-deep water.
Currently, more than 400 Medal of Honor recipients ranging from the Civil War to current conflicts are represented at Arlington National Cemetery, our nation’s most hallowed shrine to military Unit/Command: 2d Battalion, 29th Quartermaster Regiment. Military Service Branch: U.S. Army. Medal of Honor Action Date: March 8, 1943. Medal of Honor Action Place: Near Porlock Harbor, New Guinea. Citation. For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty: Private George Watson distinguished .
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