Medal of Honor Recipient Articles

Medal of Honor: Ruben Rivers – World War II – November 15–19, 1944

He refused evacuation. He refused pain. He refused to leave his men. For four days near Guebling, France, Staff Sergeant Ruben Rivers fought from the front of his tank—bleeding, unyielding, unstoppable—until the last round was fired.

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Medal of Honor: Andrew Miller – World War II – November 16–29, 1944

Across thirteen brutal days, from Woippy to Metz to the German frontier, one squad leader became a one-man wrecking crew. Staff Sergeant Andrew Miller led from the front, broke the enemy’s will, and gave his life so his men could break through.

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Medal of Honor: Francis X. McGraw – World War II – November 19, 1944

In a battered foxhole outside Schevenhütte, one machine gunner stood alone against a German counterattack. Private First Class Francis X. McGraw refused to yield — fighting until his last round, his last breath, and beyond.

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Medal of Honor: Joseph J. Foss – World War II (Guadalcanal) – October 9 to November 19, 1942; January 15 & 23, 1943

Over the skies of Guadalcanal, one Marine took on impossible odds day after day. Captain Joseph J. Foss turned the air above Henderson Field into a hunting ground — and became one of America’s greatest aces.

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Medal of Honor: Sammy L. Davis – Vietnam War – November 18, 1967

West of Cai Lay, Pfc. Sammy L. Davis fought like a one-man gun crew — manning a burning howitzer alone, crossing a river he couldn’t swim, and dragging three wounded brothers to safety under fire.

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Medal of Honor: Alfred B. Nietzel – World War II – November 18, 1944

In the icy streets of Heistern, Germany, Sergeant Alfred B. Nietzel made a last stand that saved his squad. Outnumbered, outgunned, and alone at his post, he fought until his final breath to hold back a German assault and protect his men.

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Medal of Honor: John Philip Cromwell – World War II – November 19, 1943

Deep beneath the Pacific, with his submarine shattered and sinking fast, one commander made a choice only a handful of men in history have ever faced — and he chose duty over life itself.