Medal of Honor Recipient Articles

Medal of Honor: Alfred B. Nietzel – World War II – November 18, 1944

In the icy streets of Heistern, Germany, Sergeant Alfred B. Nietzel made a last stand that saved his squad. Outnumbered, outgunned, and alone at his post, he fought until his final breath to hold back a German assault and protect his men.

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Medal of Honor: John Philip Cromwell – World War II – November 19, 1943

Deep beneath the Pacific, with his submarine shattered and sinking fast, one commander made a choice only a handful of men in history have ever faced — and he chose duty over life itself.

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Medal of Honor: Andrew Miller – World War II – 16–29 November 1944

Across two countries and fourteen days of brutal combat, one infantryman became a one-man wrecking crew. From Woippy to Metz to Kerprich Hemmersdorf, S/Sgt. Andrew Miller led from the front — until the battle finally claimed him.

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Medal of Honor: Jake W. Lindsey – World War II – November 16, 1944

When German tanks and infantry bore down on his platoon, one soldier stepped forward instead of back. Ten yards ahead of the line, T/Sgt. Jake W. Lindsey fought alone — and broke the attack by sheer will.

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Medal of Honor: Freeman V. Horner – World War II – November 16, 1944

Pinned down in an open field under German guns, one man stood up. Staff Sergeant Freeman V. Horner rose into a storm of bullets on November 16, 1944 — and charged alone to break the line.

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Medal of Honor: Mack A. Jordan – Korean War – November 15, 1951

On a black Korean mountainside, one platoon began to fall back — but one man refused. Private First Class Mack A. Jordan stayed behind, fighting alone in the dark to save his brothers, even after both his legs were blown away.

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Medal of Honor: Joe R. Baldonado – Korean War – November 15, 1950

On a cold Korean hillside, one young paratrooper stood alone at his gun, holding back an entire enemy assault. Corporal Joe R. Baldonado fought until his last breath — and saved his platoon from being overrun.