Medal of Honor Recipient Articles

Medal of Honor: Russell E. Dunham – World War II – France – January 1945

Clad in white against a frozen hillside, he charged uphill alone into converging machine-gun fire. Wounded, bleeding, and fully exposed, he shattered an enemy defense with sheer will and violence of action.

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Medal of Honor: Christian Frank Schilt – U.S. Marine Corps – Nicaragua – January 1928

When ground was cut off and the wounded lay beyond reach, he turned a burning village street into a lifeline. Under fire and against all odds, he flew again and again so others might live.

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Medal of Honor: Curtis F. Shoup – World War II – Belgium – January 1945

When his company lay frozen in the open under annihilating fire, he chose to rise and walk straight into it. With his last strength, he carried the fight forward so others could live.

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Medal of Honor: Jerry Wayne Wickam – Vietnam War – Loc Ninh – January 1968

When his unit was pinned down by hidden bunkers, he chose movement over cover. Again and again, he ran straight into enemy fire so others could live.

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Medal of Honor: Don J. Jenkins – Vietnam War – Republic of Vietnam – January 1969

When his unit was pinned down by a deadly crossfire, he moved forward alone. Under relentless enemy fire, he turned a collapsing fight into a fight that held.

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Medal of Honor: Patrick Henry Brady – Vietnam War – Republic of Vietnam – January 1968

When others were turned back by fog, fire, and wreckage, he flew straight into it. With wounded men waiting and no safe landing in sight, he made the impossible routine.

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Medal of Honor: George Fleming Davis – World War II – Philippines – January 1945

When death came screaming out of the sky, he did not seek shelter. He stood exposed on the bridge, fighting for his ship until the last enemy fell.