Medal of Honor Recipient Articles

Medal of Honor: James P. Fleming – Vietnam War – November 26, 1968

With a Special Forces team about to be overrun, one helicopter pilot balanced his Huey on a riverbank under fire — refusing to leave until every man was aboard.

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Medal of Honor: John A. Pittman – Korean War – November 26, 1950

On a frozen Korean hillside, one squad leader charged into enemy fire to take back lost ground — and then threw himself onto a grenade to save his men.

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Medal of Honor: Frank N. Mitchell – Korean War – November 26, 1950

In the frozen mountains near Hansan-ni, one Marine officer stood alone at the very front — fighting with rifle, grenades, and bare hands to save his platoon from annihilation.

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Medal of Honor: Carl V. Sheridan – World War II – November 26, 1944

At the gates of a medieval castle in Germany, one young bazooka gunner stepped into open ground alone — breaking the fortress door under point-blank fire so his company could storm inside.

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Medal of Honor: Noah O. Knight – Korean War – November 23–24, 1951

On a frozen Korean ridgeline, one wounded rifleman refused to fall back. PFC Noah O. Knight stood his ground alone — breaking assaults, stopping infiltrators, and sacrificing himself to save his company.

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Medal of Honor: Edward A. Silk – World War II – November 23, 1944

Alone, outgunned, and facing a fortified farmhouse, one lieutenant charged straight into a storm of bullets. Edward A. Silk fought with grenades, a carbine — and finally rocks — until the enemy broke.

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Medal of Honor: James L. Stone – Korean War – November 21–22, 1951

On a frozen Korean hillside, one platoon held off an entire Chinese battalion — anchored by a wounded lieutenant who refused to fall. James L. Stone fought until he could no longer stand, giving his men the strength to make their final stand.