Medal of Honor Recipient Articles

Medal of Honor: Jesse Whitfield Covington - World War I Era - April 17, 1918

The sea was alive with fire, wreckage, and exploding powder boxes. He dove straight into it to save a man who could no longer save himself.

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Medal of Honor: Frank William Crilley - Peacetime Heroism - April 17, 1915

Two hundred fifty feet below the Pacific, a trapped diver was running out of time. Without hesitation, he stepped into a suit, descended into the darkness, and went after him.

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Medal of Honor: George Alan Ingalls - Vietnam War - April 16, 1967

In the darkness of a night ambush, the enemy struck without warning. When a grenade landed among his squad, he used his final seconds to save everyone around him.

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Medal of Honor: Duane E. Dewey - Korean War - April 16, 1952

Already wounded in a savage night battle, he was being treated when danger landed beside him. In a split second, he chose to shield everyone else.

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Medal of Honor: Richard Earl Bush - World War II - April 16, 1945

He charged uphill through artillery fire into one of Okinawaâ€™s fiercest strongholds. Then, wounded and lying among casualties, he saved others one final time.

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Medal of Honor: Harold Gonsalves - World War II - April 15, 1945

On Okinawaâ€™s brutal slopes, he moved forward through shellfire to help bring artillery onto the enemy. When a grenade landed among his Marines, he made his final decision in an instant.

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Medal of Honor: Jason L. Dunham - Iraq War - April 14, 2004

In the middle of a close fight in Iraq, there was no time to think and nowhere to hide. When a grenade hit the ground, he chose his Marines over himself.