Medal of Honor Recipient Articles

Medal of Honor: David E. Hayden, World War I, September 15, 1918

The fields of Thiaucourt, France, were torn with machinegun fire on that September day in 1918, as American Marines and their Navy medical corpsmen pushed forward during the St. Mihiel offensive.

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Medal of Honor: Boatswain’s Mate First Class Luovi Halling, Boatswain’s Mate First Class Alexander Peters

On September 15, 1904, aboard the battleship U.S.S. Missouri, two sailors—one from Sweden, the other from Russia—proved that valor knows no national boundary.

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Medal of Honor: Donald Sidney Skidgel, Vietnam War ,September 14, 1969

In the blazing heat of Binh Long Province, a convoy rolled down a treacherous road near Song Be. Concealed in the tall grass and hidden bunkers, an enemy battalion waited in silence.

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Medal of Honor: John S. Walmsley, Jr. Korean War September 14, 1951

On a dark September night in 1951, Captain John S. Walmsley Jr. took to the skies over Korea in his B-26 Invader bomber. His mission was more than routine—he was tasked with testing new night-combat tactics, an experimental effort .

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Medal of Honor: Edward Gomez, Korean War, September 14, 1951

The battlefield at Hill 749 was one of smoke, fire, and relentless enemy pressure. Company E of the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, was locked in a brutal fight against fortified and determined enemy forces.

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Medal of Honor: Thomas W. Wigle, World War II, September 14, 1944

Second Lieutenant Thomas W. Wigle, acting company executive, saw the crisis unfold. With no hesitation, he volunteered to take command of the 3rd Platoon for a third assault.

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Medal of Honor: Joseph J. Sadowski World War II September 14, 1944

In the brutal street fighting of Valhey, France, Sergeant Joseph J. Sadowski commanded a tank at the very tip of Combat Command A, 4th Armored Division, as they pushed into the German-occupied town.