Medal of Honor Recipient Articles

Medal of Honor: George H. Mallon, World War I, September 26, 1918

Lost in the fog of France with only nine men, Captain George Mallon turned isolation into opportunity. By day’s end, his fearless leadership had shattered enemy defenses and captured over a hundred prisoners.

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Medal of Honor: Phillip C. Katz, World War I, September 26, 1918

When his company was forced back under withering fire in France, one sergeant refused to leave a wounded comrade behind. Phillip Katz braved the storm alone to carry his brother to safet

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Medal of Honor: Donald M. Call, World War I, September 26, 1918

In the steel inferno of World War I’s tank battles, when fire and poison gas threatened certain death, one soldier refused to abandon his comrade. Donald Call braved the storm to bring a wounded officer to safety.

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Medal of Honor: John Dury, World War II, September 25, 1944

Without warning, a Japanese soldier burst from a cave directly below them and hurled a grenade into their position. In that split-second of mortal danger, New saw what had to be done.

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Medal of Honor: Edward V. Rickenbacker, World War I, September 25, 1918

On a September morning in 1918, America’s greatest World War I ace defied impossible odds in the skies over France. Outnumbered seven to one, Eddie Rickenbacker fought with fearless precision—and won.

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Medal of Honor: Francis Edward Ormsbee Jr. World War I, September 25, 1918

When a Navy aircraft spun out of the sky and into the waters off Pensacola in 1918, one sailor risked his life in a desperate rescue attempt. His bravery saved one man and nearly another.

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Medal of Honor: Joseph E. Schaefer, World War II, September 24, 1944

Staff Sergeant Joseph E. Schaefer held a crossroads near Stolberg, cutting down waves of attackers from a ruined house. When flanked, he charged alone killing, wounding, or capturing dozens and stopping the assault.