Medal of Honor Recipient Articles

Medal of Honor: Reidar Waaler, World War I, September 27, 1918

When a British tank burst into flames under German fire, Reidar Waaler crawled forward through shot and shell. Twice he entered the inferno—dragging men out alive before the tank exploded.

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Medal of Honor: William B. Turner, World War I, September 27, 1918

Wounded three times and out of ammunition, William B. Turner refused to stop. With pistol, bayonet, and sheer ferocity, he led a handful of men through four enemy trench lines—until he fell surrounded.

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Medal of Honor: Deming Bronson, World War I, September 26–27, 1918

Shrapnel tore his face, bullets pierced his arm, and shells shattered both limbs—but Deming Bronson refused to quit. For two days at Eclisfontaine, he fought on, bleeding and unbowed.

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Medal of Honor: Albert E. Baesel, World War I, September 27, 1918

In the gas-choked trenches of France, one young lieutenant chose sacrifice over safety. Albert Baesel carried a wounded comrade from under fire—and never returned.

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Medal of Honor: Douglas Albert Munro, World War II, September 27, 1942

At Guadalcanal, with hundreds of Marines trapped and facing annihilation, one Coast Guardsman made a fateful choice. Douglas Munro turned his small craft into a shield—saving them, but giving his life.

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Medal of Honor: Humbert R. Versace, Vietnam War, October 29, 1963 – September 26, 1965

Even in the darkness of captivity, Captain Humbert Versace never bent, never broke, and never betrayed his country. For two years he resisted the Viet Cong, embodying the Code of Conduct until his final breath.

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Medal of Honor: Eugene Arnold Obregon, Korean War, September 26, 1950

In the streets of Seoul, a young Marine armed with only a pistol rushed through fire to save a fallen comrade. Eugene Obregon gave his life shielding another, his courage echoing through Marine Corps history.