Medal of Honor Recipient Articles

Medal of Honor: Willie Sandlin, World War I, September 26, 1918

In the tangled woods of France, one Kentucky soldier fought three machine gun nests alone. Willie Sandlinâ€™s fearless charges cleared the way for his men to advance.

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Medal of Honor: George H. Mallon, World War I, September 26, 1918

Lost in the fog of France with only nine men, Captain George Mallon turned isolation into opportunity. By dayâ€™s end, his fearless leadership had shattered enemy defenses and captured over a hundred prisoners.

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Medal of Honor: Phillip C. Katz, World War I, September 26, 1918

When his company was forced back under withering fire in France, one sergeant refused to leave a wounded comrade behind. Phillip Katz braved the storm alone to carry his brother to safet

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Medal of Honor: Donald M. Call, World War I, September 26, 1918

In the steel inferno of World War Iâ€™s tank battles, when fire and poison gas threatened certain death, one soldier refused to abandon his comrade. Donald Call braved the storm to bring a wounded officer to safety.

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Medal of Honor: John Dury, World War II, September 25, 1944

Without warning, a Japanese soldier burst from a cave directly below them and hurled a grenade into their position. In that split-second of mortal danger, New saw what had to be done.

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Medal of Honor: Edward V. Rickenbacker, World War I, September 25, 1918

On a September morning in 1918, Americaâ€™s greatest World War I ace defied impossible odds in the skies over France. Outnumbered seven to one, Eddie Rickenbacker fought with fearless precisionâ€”and won.

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Medal of Honor: Francis Edward Ormsbee Jr. World War I, September 25, 1918

When a Navy aircraft spun out of the sky and into the waters off Pensacola in 1918, one sailor risked his life in a desperate rescue attempt. His bravery saved one man and nearly another.