Medal of Honor Recipient Articles

Medal of Honor: Forrest T. Vosler - World War II (Air Mission) - December 20, 1943

Blinded, wounded, and fighting alone at the rear of a crippled bomber, one air gunner kept firing, sent the final distress call by touch, and helped save his crew after ditching at sea.

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Medal of Honor: Truman Kimbro - World War II - December 19, 1944

With enemy armor blocking a vital crossroads, one combat engineer crawled forward aloneâ€”laying his mines under fire so others could escape.

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Medal of Honor: Robert E. Gerstung - World War II - December 19, 1944

With his squad destroyed around him and enemy fire smashing into his position, one machine gunner fought on aloneâ€”moving from gun to gun and covering a withdrawal under relentless fire.

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Medal of Honor: Eugene Bennett Fluckey - World War II - December 1944 to February 1945

In mined, uncharted coastal waters, one submarine commander drove straight into the heart of a guarded enemy anchorageâ€”crippling a fleet and escaping through sheer nerve and mastery.

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Medal of Honor: Harvey C. Barnum, Jr. - Vietnam War - December 18, 1965

With his company cut off, its commander dying, and fire sweeping the ground around him, one young Marine officer took command under fire and turned a collapsing fight into victory.

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Medal of Honor: Bernard P. Bell - World War II - December 18, 1944

Against overwhelming enemy strength, one squad leader turned a battered schoolhouse into a fortressâ€”holding it through days of bombardment and assault by sheer will and fire.

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Medal of Honor: Thomas Eadie - Peacetime Heroism - December 18, 1927

When a fellow diver became trapped 102 feet below the surface, one sailor descended into darknessâ€”knowingly risking his own life to save another.