Medal of Honor Recipient Articles

Medal of Honor: Robert H. Young, Korean War, October 9, 1950

Wounded four times north of Kaesong, Private First Class Robert Young refused evacuation, fought on through agony, and led his company’s advance with sheer will—until he could fight no more.

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Medal of Honor: Tony Kenneth Burris, Korean War, October 8–9, 1951

On the blood-soaked slopes of Heartbreak Ridge, Sergeant First Class Tony Burris charged three enemy machine-gun nests—alone, wounded, and unstoppable—until he fell with his last grenade in hand.

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Medal of Honor: Victor Leonard Kandle, World War II, October 9, 1944

Through fog and fire in the French Vosges, Lieutenant Victor Kandle led sixteen men against a fortress that had held up an entire battalion—charging through the smoke to break the German line alone.

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Medal of Honor: Joseph Jacob Foss, World War II, October 9 to November 19, 1942; January 15 and 25, 1943

In the skies over Guadalcanal, Captain Joe Foss became America’s top Marine ace—facing overwhelming odds in daily duels with Japan’s best and sending 26 enemy planes into the sea.

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Medal of Honor: Oscar Schmidt Jr., World War I, October 9, 1918

When fire engulfed a burning sub chaser at sea, Chief Gunner’s Mate Oscar Schmidt Jr. dove into the flames and wreckage—saving one dying man and pulling another from the sea.

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Medal of Honor: Berger Loman, World War I, October 9, 1918

When machine-gun fire stopped his company cold, Private Berger Loman crawled alone through the storm—killed the crew, seized their gun, and turned it on the fleeing enemy.

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Medal of Honor: Wilbur E. Colyer, World War I, October 9, 1918

Surrounded by hidden machine guns near Verdun, Sergeant Wilbur Colyer turned a captured German weapon against its own gunners—silencing every nest before he fell.