Medal of Honor Recipient Articles

Medal of Honor: Van T. Barfoot - World War II - May 23, 1944

An American infantry platoon attacking through the mountains of Italy was pinned down by German machine guns dug into commanding terrain. One technical sergeant broke away from the line alone and tore through the enemy defenses almost single-handedly.

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Medal of Honor: John Mihalowski - USS Squalus Rescue - May 1939

With a crippled submarine on the ocean floor, Navy rescuers descended into darkness where one mistake could doom them all. One sailor entered the rescue chamber for the final descent into the flooded wreck â€” knowing he might never return.

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Medal of Honor: James Harper McDonald - USS Squalus Rescue - May 1939

Far below the Atlantic, trapped sailors waited inside a sunken submarine as Navy divers battled darkness, pressure, and time. Among them was a master diver whose courage helped turn disaster into survival.

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Medal of Honor: Orson L. Crandall - USS Squalus Rescue - May 1939

Deep beneath the Atlantic Ocean, a sunken American submarine trapped sailors in darkness with time running out. Amid dangerous dives and crushing pressure, one Navy master diver helped lead the desperate effort to bring them home alive.

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Medal of Honor: Santiago J. Erevia - Vietnam War - May 21, 1969

Near Tam Ky, a patrol was hit by hidden bunkers and machine-gun fire. One young paratrooper grabbed a machine gun and charged the enemy again and again â€” until the line finally broke.

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Medal of Honor: David Charles Dolby - Vietnam War - May 21, 1966

An American platoon in Vietnam was torn apart by hidden machine-gun fire. With his men dead and wounded around him, one young paratrooper charged into the kill zone again and again â€” saving lives and fighting back alone.

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Medal of Honor: Joseph C. Rodriguez - Korean War - May 21, 1951

Pinned down beneath a storm of machine-gun fire and grenades rolling down a steep Korean hillside, an American platoon could go no farther. One young soldier suddenly charged uphill alone and shattered the enemy defenses by himself.