Medal of Honor Recipient Articles

Medal of Honor: William K. Nakamura – World War II, July 4, 1944

When his platoon was pinned down by deadly machine gun fire from a well-concealed enemy position, Nakamura, acting without orders, crawled through open ground with bullets slicing past him.

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Medal of Honor: John Kelvin Koelsch – Korean War, July 3, 1951

John Koelsch chose to fly straight into danger. Word had come that a Marine aviator had been shot down deep in hostile territory, badly wounded and stranded. Without hesitation—and despite deteriorating weather, no escort.

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Medal of Honor: Michael Fleming Folland - Vietnam War, July 3, 1969

Realizing his recoilless rifle ammunition was useless in the tight quarters of the ambush zone, Folland dropped his load and sprinted forward to join his commanding officer in a desperate counterattack.

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Medal of Honor: Michael R. Blanchfield – Vietnam War, July 3, 1969

On July 3, 1969, during a combat patrol in that volatile region, Blanchfield’s platoon had surrounded a group of rural dwellings to search for Viet Cong suspects. “He saw the danger—and became the shield.”

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Medal of Honor: William E. Shuck Jr. – Korean War, July 3, 1952

He rallied his men, took over a second squad when its leader went down, and spearheaded two more assaults on the heavily fortified enemy positions. Wounded again, he remained in place under fire.

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Medal of Honor: Donald R. Long – Vietnam War, June 30, 1966

Under a torrent of enemy mortars, recoilless rifle blasts, and machine gun fire, Long abandoned the safety of his armored personnel carrier and ran into the kill zone, repeatedly risking his life to drag wounded comrades to evacuation helicopters.

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Medal of Honor: Charles B. Morris – Vietnam War, June 29, 1966

cting on signs of enemy activity, he moved ahead of his squad to investigate—and came face to face with a camouflaged enemy machine gun just 20 meters away. A burst of fire struck him in the chest, but Morris returned fire instantly, killing the gunner.