Medal of Honor Recipient Articles

Medal of Honor: Jake W. Lindsey – World War II – November 16, 1944

When German tanks and infantry bore down on his platoon, one soldier stepped forward instead of back. Ten yards ahead of the line, T/Sgt. Jake W. Lindsey fought alone — and broke the attack by sheer will.

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Medal of Honor: Freeman V. Horner – World War II – November 16, 1944

Pinned down in an open field under German guns, one man stood up. Staff Sergeant Freeman V. Horner rose into a storm of bullets on November 16, 1944 — and charged alone to break the line.

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Medal of Honor: Mack A. Jordan – Korean War – November 15, 1951

On a black Korean mountainside, one platoon began to fall back — but one man refused. Private First Class Mack A. Jordan stayed behind, fighting alone in the dark to save his brothers, even after both his legs were blown away.

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Medal of Honor: Joe R. Baldonado – Korean War – November 15, 1950

On a cold Korean hillside, one young paratrooper stood alone at his gun, holding back an entire enemy assault. Corporal Joe R. Baldonado fought until his last breath — and saved his platoon from being overrun.

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Medal of Honor: Richard I. Bong – World War II (Air Mission) – October 10 to November 15, 1944

America’s top ace, Richard I. Bong downed eight enemy planes in five weeks — all on missions he volunteered to fly.

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Medal of Honor: Bruce P. Crandall – Vietnam War – November 14, 1965

to the Ia Drang Valley — where helicopters were shot from the sky and soldiers were nearly overrun — one unarmed Huey kept coming back. Major Bruce P. Crandall flew into hell 22 times so others could live.

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Medal of Honor: Walter J. Marm Jr. – Vietnam War – November 14, 1965

In the chaos of Ia Drang, when an entire platoon was pinned down and dying under overwhelming fire, one young lieutenant stood up — alone — and ran straight at an enemy machine gun. Walter J. Marm Jr. turned certain death into victory.