When withdrawal meant survival for others, he chose to stand alone. Gravely wounded and surrounded, he held the line until the attack collapsed.
Outnumbered and cut off, he chose to fight alone rather than let the enemy strike first. In the thin air over the Pacific, he turned isolation into lethal advantage.
When his platoon was pinned down by deadly fire, he chose to attack alone. Wounded but unyielding, he broke the enemy line with sheer determination and rifle fire.
Day after day, he went aloft against overwhelming odds. Through skill, leadership, and relentless aggression, he helped win the air war over Guadalcanal.
Across an ice-slick bridge and into a storm of fire, he held his men together. When his section was destroyed, he carried the fight forward alone.
Thrown clear by the blast, he turned back into the fire. Amid exploding boilers and scalding steam, he chose his shipmates over his own life.
When steel ruptured and steam filled the ship, he chose to stand his ground. Holding the door against death itself, he turned seconds into saved lives.
