Medal of Honor Recipient Articles

Medal of Honor: Jack A. Davenport, Korean War, September 21, 1951

In the darkness of a Korean battlefield, Corporal Jack A. Davenport found a live grenade inside his foxhole. Without hesitation, he covered it with his body, saving his fellow Marine at the cost of his own life.

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Medal of Honor: John R. Towle, World War II, September 21, 1944

Braving withering fire near Nijmegen’s bridgehead, Private John R. Towle left cover with his rocket launcher and charged into the open. He disabled two tanks, wiped out a German strongpoint, and died preparing to fire again—breaking the enemy.

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Medal of Honor: William R. Jecelin, Korean War, September 19, 1950

With his platoon stalled under heavy fire, Sergeant William R. Jecelin led a desperate charge up a ridge, rallying his men through rifle fire, grenades, and hand-to-hand combat. When an enemy grenade threatened to kill his comrades, he threw himself upon

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Medal of Honor: John W. Collier, Korean War, September 19, 1950

With his comrades pinned down by fire, Corporal John W. Collier charged a machine gun nest, destroyed it, and then gave his life by throwing himself on a grenade—saving his squad at the cost of his own.

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Medal of Honor: Dewayne T. Williams , Vietnam War, September 18, 1968

On his 19th birthday, ambushed and gravely wounded, PFC Dewayne T. Williams heard the warning of a grenade. Without hesitation, he rolled onto it—giving his life so his fellow Marines could live.

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Medal of Honor: Charles Howard Roan, World War II, September 18, 1944

On a ridge above Peleliu, grenades rained down on his squad. Wounded once, Charles Roan didn’t hesitate when another fell among his comrades—he threw himself upon it, giving his life to save four Marines.

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Medal of Honor: Joe E. Mann, World War II, September 18, 1944

Four times wounded, he refused evacuation. With his arms bound to his body by bandages, Joe Mann gave his last breath by throwing himself onto a grenade to save his comrades.