When his patrol was cut down by machine gun fire in the Argonne, Archie Peck refused to leave his brothers behind—returning again and again through a hail of bullets to bring them home.
Flying low through a storm of fire to find the “Lost Battalion,” Harold Goettler guided his biplane over enemy lines—returning again and again until death claimed the sky.
Flying low over the Argonne to find the “Lost Battalion,” Erwin Bleckley braved a storm of enemy fire—returning again and again until his aircraft was shot from the sky.
When an enemy grenade landed among his team on Peleliu, Richard Kraus didn’t hesitate—he threw himself onto it, giving his life so three others could live.
All day at Exermont, Sergeant Michael Ellis fought alone—charging through fire, destroying nests, and capturing over fifty Germans singlehandedly.
Amid torrents of fire in France, Navy Corpsman John Balch refused cover—treating the wounded for sixteen relentless hours, then again under shellfire at Somme-Py.
In a dark foxhole on Peleliu, a grenade landed between two Marines. Wesley Phelps didn’t hesitate—he gave his life so his brother-in-arms could live.
