Medal of Honor Recipient Articles

Medal of Honor: Kaoru Moto – World War II – July 7, 1944

In northern Italy, one scout repeatedly advanced alone against enemy machine-gun positions blocking his platoon. Even after being seriously wounded, he kept fighting and destroyed another strongpoint before accepting treatment.

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Medal of Honor: Thomas A. Baker – World War II – June 19 to July 7, 1944

During Saipan’s final desperate assault, a badly wounded sergeant refused to risk his comrades’ lives. Unable to retreat, he asked to be left beneath a tree with a pistol and eight rounds.

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Medal of Honor: Harold Christ Agerholm – World War II – July 7, 1944

During the Pacific War’s largest banzai attack, thousands of Japanese troops crashed into the Marine lines. One young Marine drove again and again into the fire to rescue wounded comrades until a sniper killed him on his final mission.

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Medal of Honor: Roger Hugh C. Donlon – Vietnam War – July 6, 1964

Before dawn at Nam Dong, a reinforced Viet Cong battalion attacked an isolated Special Forces camp. Wounded again and again, one Green Beret commander refused evacuation and directed the defense that saved the camp.

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Medal of Honor: Bruce Avery Van Voorhis – World War II – July 6, 1943

Before dawn in the Solomons, one Navy patrol bomber lifted off alone on a mission few expected to survive. Flying unescorted over enemy territory, its commander pressed repeated low-level attacks until his aircraft was lost.

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Medal of Honor: Melvin Earl Newlin – Vietnam War – July 3–4, 1967

At Nong Son, a massive nighttime assault hit an isolated Marine outpost. Seriously wounded and alone after his fellow Marines were killed, one young machine gunner fought on until his final stand helped save the perimeter.

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Medal of Honor: LeRoy A. Mendonca – Korean War – July 4, 1951

After Americans captured a hill in Korea, a massive night attack threatened to overrun them. One sergeant stayed behind alone, fighting with rifle, grenades, bayonet, and rifle butt so his comrades could escape.