Medal of Honor Recipient Articles

Medal of Honor: Aquilla James Dyess – U.S. Marine Corps Reserve – Namur Island – 1944

He stood between the lines so others could advance. At the height of battle, he led from the front and paid the ultimate price.

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Medal of Honor: Carlton Barmore Hutchins – U.S. Navy – Pacific Fleet Exercises – 1938

When his aircraft was mortally damaged, he stayed at the controls so others could live. Calm under catastrophe, he turned a crash into an act of salvation.

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Medal of Honor: Russell A. Steindam – Vietnam War – Vietnam – February 1970

When sudden violence erupted in the darkness, he chose his men over himself. In a single, selfless act, he turned certain death into survival for others.

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Medal of Honor: John Vincent Power – World War II – Marshall Islands – February 1944

Wounded and bleeding on the sand, he refused to fall back. With one hand holding his life in place, he charged straight into the enemy’s fire.

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Medal of Honor: Alton W. Knappenberger – World War II – Italy – February 1944

When a battalion reeled under counterattack, one rifleman refused to yield the ground. From an exposed knoll, he broke the enemy’s momentum with calm, deadly resolve.

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Medal of Honor: Richard Beatty Anderson – World War II – Marshall Islands – February 1944

When a single instant demanded a final choice, he chose his brothers. In a shell crater on Roi Island, self-sacrifice became the shield that saved others.

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Medal of Honor: Richard A. Penry – Vietnam War – Binh Tuy Province – January 1970

When his platoon was shattered in darkness, leadership fell to the one man still moving. Through fire, confusion, and blood, he became the link that held the company together.