Medal of Honor Recipient Articles

Medal of Honor: Carl H. Dodd – Korean War – Hill 256 – January 1951

He led from the front when others faltered—and kept going when night, fog, and fire tried to stop him. Hill 256 fell because one lieutenant refused to slow the attack.

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Medal of Honor: Truman O. Olson – World War II – Italy – January 1944

For more than ninety minutes, alone and mortally wounded, he held the line. His machine gun was the last barrier between his company and annihilation.

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Medal of Honor: Jonah E. Kelley – World War II – Germany – January 1945

Wounded, bleeding, and fighting one-handed, he refused to stop. House by house, grenade by grenade, he broke the last German defenses—at the cost of his life.

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Medal of Honor: Jefferson Joseph DeBlanc – World War II – Solomon Islands – January 1943

Outnumbered, low on fuel, and deep over enemy waters, he chose to stay and fight. In the swirling air battle above the Solomons, he broke attacks, saved the strike force, and turned retreat into victory.

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Medal of Honor: Robert M. McGovern – Korean War – Korea – January 1951

Wounded and under crushing fire, he refused to stop. When his platoon faltered beneath grenades and machine guns, he charged alone.

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Medal of Honor: Lloyd C. Hawks – World War II – Italy – January 1944

He crawled where others could not survive. When fire ruled the ground, he chose the wounded over his own life.

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Medal of Honor: Leonard A. Funk, Jr. – World War II – Belgium – January 1945

When chaos threatened the rear, he walked straight into it—alone. Outnumbered and staring down a gun barrel, he chose action over surrender.