Medal of Honor Recipient Articles

Medal of Honor: Ambrosio Guillen - Korean War, July 25, 1953

Outnumbered and under intense fire, Guillen calmly maneuvered his men over unfamiliar terrain and placed them in optimal fighting positions. When the enemy barrage intensified, he deliberately exposed himself to direct fire, moving through the chaos.

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Medal of Honor: Richard Allan Pittman - Vietnam War, July 23, 1970

On a narrow jungle trail near the DMZ, Lance Corporal Richard Pittman heard the desperate calls of Marines pinned down aheadâ€”ambushed by a well-entrenched and numerically superior enemy force.

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Medal of Honor: Andre C. Lucas - Vietnam War, July 23, 1970

Hell on the Hilltop: The Final Stand of Lt. Col. Andre C. Lucas at FSB Ripcord

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Medal of Honor: Tibor Rubin - Korean War, July 23, 1950

One-Man Army: The Unbreakable Valor of Corporal Tibor Rubin. In July 1950, as American forces fell back to the Pusan Perimeter under relentless North Korean assault, Corporal Rubin volunteered to cover the retreat of his company alone.

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Medal of Honor: Ray E. Eubanks - World War II, July 23, 1944

With fearless determination, he pushed his men to within 30 yards of the enemy line before enemy fire stalled the advance. Ordering his men to hold their fire and position, Eubanks and two scouts crept forward through a shallow depression.

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Medal of Honor: George W. G. Boyce Jr. - World War II, July 23, 1944

He Threw Himself on the Grenade: The Sacrifice of George W. G. Boyce Jr.

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Inferno Aboard the USS Pittsburgh, Medal of Honor: Willis Winter Bradley Jr. / Ora Graves

In the predawn hours of July 23, 1917, as the armored cruiser USS Pittsburgh steamed toward Buenos Aires during World War I, a routine task aboard ship turned instantly catastrophic.