When fire erupted deep inside the USS Trenton’s forward gun mount, Boatswain’s Mate First Class George Cholister didn’t run from the flames—he ran straight into them.
Hook Line When fire swept through the forward turret of the USS Trenton, Ensign Henry Clay Drexler didn’t hesitate—he charged into the blaze to save his men.
When his platoon was forced to fall back under crushing fire near Kumson, Korea, Sergeant Jack Weinstein stayed behind — alone, outnumbered, and unwilling to yield an inch.
On the killing ground they called “Suicide Hill,” Private Barney Hajiro rose into enemy fire—charging alone, shouting encouragement, and turning certain death into victory.
When his company was overrun and the line began to crumble, Sergeant Max Thompson stood alone—fighting tanks, machine guns, and an entire battalion with nothing but grit and fire.
Wounded, half-blind, and dying, Lieutenant Harold Durham still held the radio and called fire on his own position—fighting to the last breath to save his men.
When three Japanese landing barges came for the beach at Finschhafen, Private Junior Van Noy met them head-on—one man, one gun, and unbreakable resolve.
