Medal of Honor Recipient Articles

Medal of Honor: Calvin John Ward, World War I, October 8, 1918

When a German machine gun raked his company near Estrees, Calvin Ward charged straight into the fire—killing three, capturing seven, and silencing the nest that had stopped the advance.

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Medal of Honor: Harold L. Turner, World War I, October 8, 1918

When four machine guns stopped his company cold, Harold Turner charged alone—bayonet fixed—capturing fifty Germans and breaking the line at St. Etienne.

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Medal of Honor: Ralph Talbot, World War I, October 8& 14, 1918

Surrounded by enemy aircraft over Belgium, Ralph Talbot fought nine-to-one odds—downing multiple attackers, rescuing his wounded observer, and flying home through fire and failing engines.

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Medal of Honor: Clayton K. Slack, World War I, October, 1918

Seeing German gunners preparing to strike his flank, Clayton Slack acted without orders—charging alone, capturing ten men, and seizing two machine guns that would have slaughtered his company.

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Medal of Honor: Samuel M. Sampler, World War I, October 8, 1918

Pinned down by relentless machine gun fire near St. Etienne, Samuel Sampler charged alone—hurling captured German grenades until the enemy surrendered.

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Medal of Honor: Patrick Regan, World War I, October 8, 1918

Bleeding and armed only with an empty pistol, Patrick Regan charged a German machine gun nest—capturing thirty enemy gunners and clearing the way for two companies to advance.

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Medal of Honor: George G. McMurtry, World War I, October 2–8, 1918

Wounded twice and surrounded for six days in the Argonne, George McMurtry refused evacuation—rallying his men with unshakable calm and “resistless optimism” while the forest burned around them.