Medal of Honor Recipient Articles

Medal of Honor: Allen James Lynch - Vietnam War - December 15, 1967

Under relentless fire and outnumbered, one cavalryman ran again and again into open ground to save the woundedâ€”then held the line alone for two hours so they could live.

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Medal of Honor: Dirk J. Vlug - World War II - December 15, 1944

Armed with a rocket launcher and six rounds, one infantryman stepped out alone under tank fireâ€”and destroyed five enemy tanks to hold the line on Leyte.

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Medal of Honor: Leroy Johnson - World War II - December 15, 1944

Facing a well-entrenched enemy position, one squad leader completed the missionâ€”and when grenades landed among his men, chose to give his life to save theirs.

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Medal of Honor: Charles L. Thomas - World War II - December 14, 1944

Wounded again and again at the head of an armored column, one young officer refused evacuationâ€”directing antitank guns under fire and ensuring his unit could fight on before allowing himself to be carried from the field.

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Medal of Honor: Robert B. Nett - World War II - December 14, 1944

Wounded again and again in brutal hand-to-hand fighting, one infantry officer refused to relinquish commandâ€”pressing the assault with rifle and bayonet until a Japanese strongpoint that had stalled the advance for two days was finally broken.

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Medal of Honor: Ralph G. Neppel - World War II - December 14, 1944

With his leg severed by a tank shell, one machine-gun squad leader dragged himself back through fire, remounted his weapon, and destroyed the infantry assaultâ€”forcing an enemy tank to withdraw.

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Medal of Honor: Henry Talmage Elrod - Wake Island - December 8-23, 1941

Outnumbered in the air and surrounded on the ground, one Marine fighter pilot shot down enemy bombers, sank a Japanese warship, and then took up a rifle to lead the defense of Wake Island until he was killed in action.