Unarmed and under fire, Technician Fifth Grade James Okubo crawled through minefields and bullets to save the wounded — seventeen men in one day, and many more before his mission was done.
When his platoon was pinned by hidden guns near Dagami, Private First Class Leonard Brostrom didn’t wait for orders — he charged the pillbox alone, grenades in hand, and broke the Japanese line at the cost of his life.
Pinned down and cut off in France’s Mortagne Forest, Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams grabbed a BAR and stormed the enemy alone — three machine guns, nine Germans, and zero hesitation.
When the submarine O-5 sank in less than a minute, Torpedoman Henry Breault didn’t flee for his life—he went back into the flooding darkness to save a trapped shipmate.
When the order came to retake the lost hill, Second Lieutenant George O’Brien didn’t hesitate—he stood tall, waved his men forward, and charged through a storm of fire to lead them to victory.
Through rain, fire, and the roaring waters of the Volturno, Captain Arlo Olson led from the front—one man against machine guns, grenades, and death itself.
When his platoon was pinned down by a fortress spitting grenades and bullets, Pfc. Michael Perkins crawled alone through the mud—knife in hand—and stormed it himself.
