Medal of Honor Recipient Articles

Medal of Honor: Lee H. Phillips – Korean War – November 4, 1950

Through freezing winds and relentless enemy fire on a Korean mountainside, one Marine led a charge no one else could finish. Corporal Lee H. Phillips turned defeat into victory — and paid for it with his life.

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Medal of Honor: Charles E. Mower – World War II (Leyte Campaign) – November 3, 1944

Knee-deep in a bullet-churned stream near Capoocan, Leyte, Sergeant Charles E. Mower refused to fall back after being mortally wounded. Half-submerged and dying, he kept shouting orders — leading his squad to victory until the last breath left his body.

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Medal of Honor: Marcellus H. Chiles – World War I – November 3, 1918

Under machine-gun fire near Le Champy Bas, France, Captain Marcellus H. Chiles seized a fallen soldier’s rifle and led his men through the barrage — giving his life to see them succeed.

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Medal of Honor: Archie Van Winkle – Korean War – November 2, 1950

Amid the chaos of a midnight attack in Korea, Staff Sergeant Archie Van Winkle refused to give ground. Wounded twice and barely able to stand, he kept leading the charge until his men broke the enemy assault.

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Medal of Honor: Raymond H. Wilkins – World War II (Air Mission) – November 2, 1943

Flying through a storm of anti-aircraft fire at Rabaul, Major Raymond H. Wilkins refused to break off his attack. With his bomber shredded and burning, he struck two Japanese ships — then dove toward a cruiser, drawing fire to save his men.

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Medal of Honor: Robert E. Femoyer – World War II (Air Mission) – November 2, 1944

Bleeding out and refusing morphine so he could stay conscious, 2nd Lt. Robert Femoyer guided his crippled B-17 through enemy skies for two and a half hours — saving his crew before taking his last breath over England.

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Medal of Honor: Cecil H. Bolton – World War II – November 2, 1944

Wounded, soaked, and half-frozen in a Dutch canal, 1st Lt. Cecil Bolton kept crawling toward the guns — not away from them — leading two men on a mission that turned the tide of a brutal night fight.