Medal of Honor Recipient Articles

Medal of Honor: Desmond T. Doss - World War II - April 29 to May 21, 1945

On the shattered cliffs of Okinawa, one Army medic repeatedly walked into machine-gun fire without carrying a weapon. While battle raged around him, he stayed behind on the escarpment alone â€” lowering wounded soldiers to safety one by one.

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Medal of Honor: Charles A. Lindbergh - Transatlantic Flight - May 20-21, 1927

Alone in a tiny single-engine aircraft, a young American pilot disappeared into darkness over the Atlantic Ocean with little hope of rescue if anything failed. Thirty-three hours later, he emerged over Paris and changed aviation history forever.

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Medal of Honor: Daniel Augustus Joseph Sullivan - World War I - May 21, 1918

A violent depth charge explosion rocked an American patrol vessel hunting German submarines in the Atlantic. As armed explosives rolled loose across the shattered deck, one naval officer threw himself into deadly danger to save his ship and crew.

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Medal of Honor: Edouard Victor Michel Izac - World War I - May 21, 1918

Captured after his ship was sunk by a German U-boat, a young naval officer was imprisoned deep in enemy territory. Rather than accept captivity, he repeatedly risked execution to escape with intelligence that could save Allied lives.

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Medal of Honor: Frankie Zoly Molnar - Vietnam War - May 20, 1967

Under a dark Vietnam sky, mortars slammed into an American perimeter as the enemy surged forward. One squad leader braved the fire again and again to protect his men â€” then gave his life shielding them from a grenade.

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Medal of Honor: Leslie Allen Bellrichard - Vietnam War - May 20, 1967

All night long, enemy mortars and rockets hammered the American perimeter in the highlands of Vietnam. When a live grenade fell into a crowded foxhole, one young soldier made a choice that saved four lives.

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Medal of Honor: Donald R. Moyer - Korean War - May 20, 1951

On a rocky Korean hilltop, a platoon advanced through heavy fire toward fortified enemy positions. When a grenade landed among his men, one sergeant first class gave his life to save them.