Medal of Honor Recipient Articles

Medal of Honor: Patrick Regan, World War I, October 8, 1918

Bleeding and armed only with an empty pistol, Patrick Regan charged a German machine gun nest—capturing thirty enemy gunners and clearing the way for two companies to advance.

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Medal of Honor: George G. McMurtry, World War I, October 2–8, 1918

Wounded twice and surrounded for six days in the Argonne, George McMurtry refused evacuation—rallying his men with unshakable calm and “resistless optimism” while the forest burned around them.

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Medal of Honor: James E. Karnes, World War I October 8, 1918

Under relentless enemy fire near Estrees, James Karnes charged a German machine gun that was cutting down his company—killing three, capturing seven, and silencing the nest that blocked their advance.

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Medal of Honor: Nelson M. Holderman, World War I, October 2-8, 1918

Wounded three times in the hell of the Argonne, Captain Nelson Holderman refused to yield—dragging the wounded to safety and rallying the “Lost Battalion” through six days of fire and starvation.

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Medal of Honor: Thomas Lee Hall, World War I, October 8, 1918

When his platoon was pinned down by savage machine gun fire, Thomas Hall rose alone, charged forward with his bayonet—and cleared the path to victory before falling mortally wounded.

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Medal of Honor: Earl D. Gregory Rank, World War I, October 8, 1918

With the words, “I will get them,” Earl Gregory charged alone into the Bois-de-Consenvoye—armed with a rifle and a single mortar shell—and captured an entire enemy position.

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Medal of Honor: Gary Evans Foster, World War I, October 8, 1918

When his company was pinned down by German fire, Gary Foster charged alone through the smoke and bullets—destroying the guns and capturing eighteen men single-handedly.