Medal of Honor Recipient Articles

Medal of Honor: Ted T. Tanouye – World War II, July 7, 1944

Facing entrenched German positions and suffering a severe wound to his arm, Tanouye refused to falter. He singlehandedly took out multiple enemy machine gun and pistol nests, crawling forward under fire.

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Medal of Honor: William J. O’Brien – World War II, June 20 to July 7, 1944

O’Brien was always at the front, always in danger, and always determined to bring victory. His boldness inspired his men, and his actions saved countless lives during some of the island’s bloodiest fighting.

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Kaoru Moto – Medal of Honor, World War II July 7, 1944

Though wounded by a sniper, he self-administered first aid and pressed forward. En route to seek medical care, Moto discovered another enemy machine gun nest.

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Thomas A. Baker – Medal of Honor, July 7, 1944, Battle of Saipan

He asked to be propped against a tree with a loaded pistol. He was later found at that spot, his empty pistol in hand, surrounded by eight dead Japanese soldiers—each a testament to his unflinching stand

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Harold Christ Agerholm – Medal of Honor – World War II – 7 July 1944

One Jeep, One Marine: Agerholm’s Final Mission on Saipan

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Roger Donlon – Medal of Honor – Vietnam War – 6 July 1964

Despite receiving a severe stomach wound early in the battle, Donlon refused to be evacuated. He personally repelled a demolition team at the main gate, moved through withering enemy fire to man and relocate mortars, and administered life-saving aid to wo

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Bruce Avery Van Voorhis – Medal of Honor – World War II – July 6,1943

On his sixth and final attack run, Van Voorhis’s aircraft was either caught in enemy fire or the lethal shockwave of his own bombs. His PB4Y-1 plunged into the lagoon, a fiery end to a mission.