Medal of Honor Recipient Articles

Medal of honor: Jack J. Pendleton, World War II, October 12, 1944

Crawling through the streets of Bardenberg under relentless machine gun fire, Jack Pendleton knew he wouldn’t make it back — but he went anyway, so his brothers could.

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Medal of Honor: Samuel Woodfill, World War I, October 12, 1918

In the shattered fields near Cunel, France, one determined Hoosier officer fought three machine gun nests alone—killing enemy after enemy with rifle, pistol, and even a pickaxe.

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Medal of Honor: James D. Heriot, World War I, October 12, 1918

When enemy guns tore his company apart, Corporal James Heriot didn’t retreat—he charged forward alone, bayonet fixed, to silence death itself.

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Medal of Honor: Neel Earnest Kearby, World War II, October 11, 1943

Outnumbered twelve to one over the jungles of New Guinea, Colonel Neel Kearby dove straight into the enemy formation—downing six aircraft in a single fight before leading his men safely home.

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Medal of Honor: Robert Lester Blackwell, World War I, October 11, 1918

When his platoon was trapped and cut off near St. Souplet, Private Robert L. Blackwell volunteered to run through machinegun and shellfire for help—knowing he would never return.

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Medal of Honor: Richmond Hobson Hilton, World War I, October 11, 1918

At Brancourt, France, Sergeant Richmond Hilton led from the front—charging through machinegun fire until his rifle was empty, his pistol smoking, and his arm shattered by shellfire.

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Medal of Honor: Richard Ira Bong, World War II, October 10 – November 15, 1944

They called him the “Ace of Aces.” Over the jungles of Borneo and the skies above Leyte, Major Richard Bong defied orders, defied odds, and brought down eight enemy planes in one month—because that’s what warriors do.